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Does “bored” mean the same as “boring”? What’s the difference between “funny” and “fun”? Here are some commonly confused English word pairs.
HAPPY OR LUCKY happy = feeling, showing or causing pleasure or satisfaction
Examples:
Your parents are not going to be very happy when they see the mess you've made!
Dave seems a lot happier since he met Cindy.
I don't feel happy about it.
lucky = having good things happen to you by chance
Examples:
Steve's lucky that he wasn't fired.
They were lucky things didn't turn out worse.
Note: Happiness is an emotion. Luck is an external factor that you cannot influence.
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