Tough+Vocabulary

=The (thee) apple and the (thu) carrot=

The - with the long e sound is used before words starting with a vowel The - with the short u sound is used before words starting with a consonant

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=Capable and Able=

This sentence will help explain the difference in one context.

//"I am capable of turning out the light, but I am not able because there is a large cabinet in the way."//

Capable - you have the knowledge, strength or skill Able - Nothing is stopping you from doing the activity

A quote from a friend who teaches English at the university level:

//"Never thought of that distinction before but the sentence makes sense. So, on this account, < > implies both ability and possibility. << Capable >> implies ability only. BTW, it's a distinction used in ethics as well. If I know what is the right thing to do, but cannot do it ... example, not know how to fly a plane to get my injured wife to the city ... then I am not ethically at fault for not flying the plane." //

Here is another context in which able is synonymous with good: []

and another that expands the contexts for usage:

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