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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.
DESERT AND DESSERT desert = > an area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not many plants
Examples:
They were lost in the desert for five days.
Deserts take up one-third of the earth's land surface.
The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world.
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dessert => a sweet course served at the end of the meal
Examples:
For dessert there's apple pie or cheesecake.
I don’t think I can eat a dessert . I have had too much already.
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