Showing posts with label vacabulary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vacabulary. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

release vs. relax

INCORRECT CORRECT
We will never release the new policy.
We will never relax the new policy.

"Release" means "to make something public", "to let go" or "to free someone from responsibility". The author implies to "make something less strict". Therefore, "relax" is more appropriate. The opposite of "relax" here would be "tighten" as in "The administration will tighten the restrictions on absences."

Monday, June 30, 2008

Volunteer vs. Voluntarily

INCORRECT CORRECT
He volunteerly cleaned up all the clasrooms.He voluntarily cleaned up all the classrooms.

"Voluntarily" is the Adverb. "Volunteerly" is not a word in English.