CONFUSING VOCABULARY, faucet, faced, facet, open the valve,merge, merged,emerge,COMPREHENSIBLE INPUT

Added: 2026-05-05

[00:00:00]Hello and welcome to English for everyone, where we practice real life American English. Today we're going to clear up some confusing vocabulary and some confusing pronunciation. So, let's get started. Today we're looking at these three words. The first word is faced. The second word is facet. And the third word is faucet. They're all a little different. Let's take a closer look.

[00:00:22]First, we look at the verb face. In the present, face. In the past, faced. Use the long A like day and say. face plus the t sound faced in the past.

[00:00:34]To face something means to confront something.

[00:00:37]Get it? You face it. You confront it.

[00:00:40]So, faced in the past.

[00:00:42]Example, he was faced with many problems. When he started his new job, he was faced with many problems.

[00:00:49]Let's hear some examples.

[00:00:51]But we did understand that mom was faced with about the hardest decision she ever had to make.

[00:00:57]You were faced with a lot of hard decisions. to point that I'm faced with drawing one of two conclusions. But down in the real world, we're faced with ugly choices.

[00:01:07]Let's practice. Was he faced with many problems when he started his new job?

[00:01:16]That's right. He was faced with many problems when he started his new job.

[00:01:20]And this word is facet. Pronunciation, use the short A sound like black cat.

[00:01:25]Fa. facet And the second syllable is closed and relaxed. sit sit facet Facet is a countable noun.

[00:01:34]When you talk about a jewel like a diamond, you see the diamond has many different unique sides. These sides are called facets.

[00:01:42]The diamond has many facets.

[00:01:45]So, if anything has a lot of different sides to it, a lot of different unique sides, parts, details, we call these facets.

[00:01:56]Example, the job is not a simple job.

[00:01:59]There are a lot of different details, a lot of different things about the job.

[00:02:02]So, I can use the word facets. There are many facets to the job.

[00:02:07]A lot of different unique things.

[00:02:09]facets Let's hear some examples. I just think it's important to understand as many facets of spiritual life as you can.

[00:02:16]Yes, Harvey has several very interesting facets.

[00:02:20]Let's practice. Is it a simple job or are there many facets to the job?

[00:02:31]That's right. It's not a simple job.

[00:02:33]There are many facets to the job.

[00:02:36]Now, let's look at this word. This is faucet.

[00:02:39]Pronunciation, use the aw sound like automobile and daughter. aw aw fa faucet And the second syllable is closed and relaxed. sit sit faucet This is a faucet. And remember, don't say open and close the faucet. Say turn on the faucet or turn off the faucet.

[00:02:58]Let's practice. Can you turn on the faucet?

[00:03:05]That's right. I can turn on the faucet.

[00:03:07]Now, the faucet is on. Can you turn off the faucet?

[00:03:15]That's right. I can turn off the faucet.

[00:03:18]But what about this thing?

[00:03:19]This is a valve. And for a valve, we say you open and close the valve.

[00:03:25]A valve is different. Pronunciation, valve Use the a sound like black cat.

[00:03:32]valve You open a valve and you close a valve. But not this. This is a faucet.

[00:03:37]You don't open a faucet. You don't close a faucet. You turn on the faucet and you turn off the faucet. It's different.

[00:03:44]So, we looked at these three words today. The first word, pronunciation, faced. The second word, facet.

[00:03:51]And the third word is faucet. All similar, but different.

[00:03:56]Thank you for watching and keep watching for more. Today we're looking at these two words. The first word is merge and the second word is emerge. And they mean two completely different things.

[00:04:07]First, let's talk about the word merge.

[00:04:09]Merge is a verb. Pronunciation, merge Use the er sound like burger.

[00:04:15]merge And what does it mean to merge? It means to come together. This is a merge sign.

[00:04:22]It's a traffic sign.

[00:04:23]And when you see this sign, you need to merge with the other traffic. Like this.

[00:04:28]merge Example, when you get on the highway, you need to merge with the other traffic.

[00:04:35]Let's practice. When you get on the highway, do you need to merge with the other traffic?

[00:04:44]That's right. When you get on the highway, you need to merge with the other traffic.

[00:04:48]Also, two companies can merge. If two companies come together and make one company, we use the verb merge.

[00:04:55]Let's hear some examples.

[00:04:57]The ABA has announced that the top four teams will merge with the NBA after this season. Get to the point.

[00:05:05]We've received new information from John Bonney Q concerning his desires for this company to merge with his. What about this rumor?

[00:05:12]Norwich is going to close and merge with Madison Community.

[00:05:17]It's a shame you didn't stick around to watch your company fulfill its potential when we merged with Second Son. The truth is that a company my father owns is about to merge with a company in the Middle East.

[00:05:29]Example, merge in the present, in the past, merged. Use the d sound. merged Their two companies merged to create one company. And there's also a noun. The noun is merger.

[00:05:42]They agreed on the merger.

[00:05:44]Joining the two companies together.

[00:05:46]That's a merger.

[00:05:48]They agreed on the merger. Let's hear some examples with the word merger. Hey.

[00:05:54]Diner says we should talk about a merger. You want We've got the signatures. The merger is postponed. And there's really only one company with enough bling to justify merging with Ben Luna Associates.

[00:06:04]This merger between our companies will form two entities. But this merger is so balanced positive for American consumers that ultimately justice wants it.

[00:06:13]Two months after I'd started NZT, [music] I was brokering the biggest merger in corporate history. So, example, they agreed on the merger. So, they merged their two companies together to create one company.

[00:06:25]Let's practice. Did they agree on the merger?

[00:06:30]That's right. They agreed on the merger.

[00:06:32]Did they merge the two companies together to create one company?

[00:06:40]That's right. They merged the two companies together to make one company.

[00:06:45]And that's a merger. Now, let's talk about this word, emerge. It's not e-merge. It's not the long e. It's a relaxed sound. eh eh emerge Emerge is a verb also. It means to come out or to appear.

[00:06:58]Example, the diver is about to come out of the water.

[00:07:02]He's about to emerge from the water.

[00:07:05]And now, the diver emerged.

[00:07:08]Emerge in the present, in the past, emerged. Use the d sound. The diver emerged from the water.

[00:07:15]Let's hear some examples of the word emerge.

[00:07:18]For the first time in 3 days, I emerged from my sleeping bag and began trying to do my job. We're waiting for the first POW to emerge from the plane. All of America waiting and in particular his family is waiting.

[00:07:32]You going to emerge from the darkness anytime soon?

[00:07:35]But don't worry.

[00:07:36]He says you're a warrior and that there's a chance that you will emerge from this challenge unscathed. In the minute of three centuries it's taken these people to emerge from the ghettos of Europe, they've ripped us out of a world of order and reason. They've A new world order is likely to emerge from the current economic crisis. You and your loot will emerge from the job unharmed.

[00:07:59]Let's practice. Is the diver about to emerge from the water?

[00:08:07]That's right. The diver is about to emerge from the water.

[00:08:10]And now, did the diver emerge from the water?

[00:08:16]That's right. The diver emerged from the water.

[00:08:20]He came out. He appeared. He emerged from the water.

[00:08:24]So, remember these two words, merge and emerge. They mean different things.

[00:08:29]And remember the noun, merger. When two companies join together, that is a merger.

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