Difference between revisions of "Manual - Manuel"
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| − | '''Manuel''' is essentially not English. It is a (man's) name in other languages (most commonly Spanish). So it is used in English. (It is the name of a Spanish character in the popular television comedy ''Fawlty Towers''.) | + | *'''Manuel''' is essentially not English. It is a (man's) name in other languages (most commonly Spanish). So it is used in English. (It is the name of a Spanish character in the popular television comedy ''Fawlty Towers''.) |
| − | '''Manual''' is a native word. As an [[adjective]], it means 'to do with the hands', for example when you catch your hand in a door, you might have a <nowiki>'</nowiki>'''manual''' injury'. A '''manual''' labourer is one who earns money through physical work ('with his hands'). | + | *'''Manual''' is a native word. |
| − | + | **As an [[adjective]], it means 'to do with the hands', for example when you catch your hand in a door, you might have a <nowiki>'</nowiki>'''manual''' injury'. A '''manual''' labourer is one who earns money through physical work ('with his hands', or in fact with his whole body). | |
| − | As a noun, a '''manual''' is 'a handbook' - a basic source of '''reference''' for mostly practical matters. (It also has a meaning in Music, to do with organs: it is the keyboard played with the hands, as opposed to the pedal keys, which are played with the feet.) | + | **As a noun, a '''manual''' is 'a handbook' - a basic source of '''reference''' for mostly practical matters. (It also has a meaning in Music, to do with organs: it is the keyboard played with the hands, as opposed to the pedal keys, which are played with the feet.) |
[[Category:Malapropisms]] | [[Category:Malapropisms]] | ||
[[Category:Spelling common errors]] | [[Category:Spelling common errors]] | ||
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Revision as of 07:42, 23 August 2018
These words can be confused by careless writers - and spellcheckers!
- Manuel is essentially not English. It is a (man's) name in other languages (most commonly Spanish). So it is used in English. (It is the name of a Spanish character in the popular television comedy Fawlty Towers.)
- Manual is a native word.
- As an adjective, it means 'to do with the hands', for example when you catch your hand in a door, you might have a 'manual injury'. A manual labourer is one who earns money through physical work ('with his hands', or in fact with his whole body).
- As a noun, a manual is 'a handbook' - a basic source of reference for mostly practical matters. (It also has a meaning in Music, to do with organs: it is the keyboard played with the hands, as opposed to the pedal keys, which are played with the feet.)
