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LIVE vs. LIFE

30 / 01 / 2013

LIVE vs. LIFE: meaning and examples

Good morning!

Today we have two more words with similar and often-confused spellings. 

LIVE (verb, adverb): to exist

LIFE (singular noun): existence; the state between birth and death. (NOTE: the plural of life is lives)

Example 1:
We all live in the same neighbourhood.

Example 2:
Human beings only have one life, but in English there is a saying that cats have nine lives.

Example 3:
It's my life so please don't tell me how to live it.

There are several other past Daily Vitamins about the words LIVE and LIFE at the following link.

https://www.ziggurat.es/es/lecciones_ingles/index.asp?rs=live


Enjoy the rest of your day!