How to write: male or cable, in which cases to use these words?
One can smile upon hearing these questions, or be surprised: “How can one ask this? Are the words different in meaning? ” They don’t know what a male or cable is, not just children.
Foreign students studying Russian can also encounter difficulties in use.
Spelling rules
Regarding the rules of the Russian language, both of these words are spelled correctly. The correct use of the letters does not depend on the position of the word in the sentence or its case, but on the surrounding context. To know which letter to insert, do not grab onto the spelling guide. An explanatory dictionary will help to understand the meaning of these words.
In order to understand which word to use in the sentence: “male” or “cable”, you need to find out what these words mean and just remember.
Males
Male domestic animals from the canine species, the dog is a male.
Most often, this term can be heard from dog handlers, dog lovers, found on dog training sites. When buying a pet, the seller will definitely specify what gender of the animal you want to purchase.
Dogs and bitches (the second word in the phrase is not abusive, but simply means a female dog) have different characters and habits.
If the word "male" through "a" was written on the website or in the announcement by the dog breeders - this is ridiculous. Do they not know what the male dog is called.
By the way, males of the wolf, fox and other canids are also called males.
Sometimes foreigners are surprised by the use of this expression in everyday conversations. This word is often called names of men, illegible in sexual relations.
What is a cable?
Are there really those who do not know what an electric power cable is? First of all, it is a conductor, which is hermetically sealed by a sheath. This design is used everywhere:
- to transmit electric current;
- when transmitting information;
- for fixing during installation of construction or other equipment.
Foreigners studying the Russian language are confused in the notation also because
the word "cable" is used to denote all types of wires and wire connections.
This word is uttered by foremen and workers when they dig a trench and pull huge coils of cable. When fixing a computer, they denote various wired and wireless connections.
“Hang the cable”, you can hear in the yards, women often use a convenient cord to hang clothes after washing.
Homonyms or Paronyms
Considering the difference between the words "male" or "cable", it cannot be said that they are homonyms. Homonyms are the same in sound and in spelling, but differ only in their semantic (lexical) meaning.
These words differ both in spelling and pronunciation. Moreover, you need to pay attention to the fact that in these nouns the emphasis falls on different syllables: male - cable.
Such words are called paronyms. By the way, this group of words was highlighted not so long ago for study in schools. Only 10 years ago only linguists knew what paronyms are .
Ignorance of the lexical interpretation of the word leads to errors in its use not only among foreigners, but also among direct native speakers.
It is very important, explaining the correct use of the word to young children, to clarify its meaning. This will help the child in the future not to make speech mistakes and not be ridiculed by peers.
Because of the meaning of the word “male,” parents sometimes, due to false embarrassment, don’t
They tell children what is the meaning of it. And in kids, after they are ridiculed by more knowledgeable friends, complexes may appear.
In speech, paronyms are used to give credibility to phrases. The stylistic function of expressions helps to convince the opponent, to give a certain orientation to the proposal. Pop artists are very fond of using pop artists in their performances and speakers.
For an example it is worth quoting the following:
- Absurdity is an absurdity, a noun.
- Absurdity is a stupid conclusion, a noun.
- Guest - visitor, noun.
- Bone is an organic compound, part of the skeleton is a noun.
The first words are confused, mainly by adults - it seems to them that they have one meaning. The second ones are children; a similar sound prevents them from understanding the correct use of words.
Parony Details
If after multiple explanations someone still cannot figure out whether the dog is a cable or a dog, then it can be assumed that the words are confused specially in order to interest others.
Despite the fact that many nuances lie in the Russian language, learning to speak correctly if desired is quite simple. Using words - remember the meaning, what could be easier?
By the way, paronyms exist not only in Russian. You can encounter them unexpectedly for yourself, for example, by typing in a search engine literally (word for word) phrases translated from Russian into any foreign language.