Too many people do not know how to: "dress" or "put on." The confusion is created by the fact that these words are cognate. Therefore, ignoramuses have the habit of asserting that the difference between “dressing” and “putting on” practically does not exist, because it is already clear what is being said. To prove that the correct use of words in Russian speech is necessary, it is important for those who consider themselves a cultured person, especially since in some cases this can still create semantic confusion.
The lexical meaning of the word “dress”
The Rosenthal dictionary readily and clearly explains how to: “dress” or “put on”. You can dress someone or something in something or something. For example, dress a daughter, a doll, a grandfather, a scarecrow in a dress, a fur coat, a shirt or a plaid blanket. Sometimes the verb “dress” is used in a figurative sense, for example, when the author speaks about nature. “Winter dressed the whole earth with a fluffy snow blanket,” is a vivid example of the use of this word for figurativeness of the text, where there is personification (winter dressed), comparison (snow blanket).
The lexical meaning of the word “put on”
To understand how to correctly - “dress” or “put on”, you should understand the rules of use and the second verb. In particular, you can put something on someone or something, for example, a glove on your hand, glasses for the baby, a mantle on the shoulders of a beautiful woman and so on. Teachers at school offer to remember a proverb that serves as a clue in this matter: "The neighbor is dressed, the casing is on."
Rule of Antonyms
As a check, the correct way is to “put on” or “put on”, it is recommended to use the antonyms of these verbs. A word with the opposite meaning with respect to the verb “dress” will sound like “undress”. The antonym for “put on” is the word “take off”. To use this method, you just need to substitute mentally instead of the verb both of these variants of antonyms. For example, if in the proposed phrase “put on the glove on the hand”, replace the verb with “strip,” it would be absurd: “strip the glove.” Therefore, here the verb "dress" is impossible to use. And when substituting the word-antonym “take off”, the normal construction is obtained: “take off the glove”. Thus, it becomes clear that the phrase can only be: "put on a glove on the hand."
Laughter helps to understand faster and remember more
Sometimes teenage students argue with the teacher, proving that the way to write correctly - “put on” or “dress”, absolutely does not play any role. In this case, you can tell them a funny story that demonstrates the confusion that can happen to the ignorant. And let the humoresque seem grotesque, let someone argue that this does not happen in life, but a funny situation will be remembered most likely for all the rules. And even the most stubborn nihilists will completely understand how to: “dress” or “put on” clothes, glasses, a bride or a mask.
“Dress the rabbit” or “wear the rabbit”?
It is recommended that humorous content be accompanied by posters with signatures that have a good effect on visual memory. So, Tanya came to her friend Marina. They are invited to the theater by classmates, and Marina rushes to pick up outfits for herself and Tatyana. "Dress the rabbit!" - Marishka throws to her friend, referring to the luxurious bolero trimmed with rabbit fur. Indeed, in Russian often an object is called the material of which it consists or is made. However, the girl incorrectly used the verb, using not “put on”, which is correct, but saying “put on”. And Tatyana, having taken what was said verbatim, without going into details, went into the courtyard and took on the fact that she began to cram the disgruntled animal sitting in the cage with difficulty, into a doll jacket, tie a scarf around his neck. As a result, an angry rodent mercilessly scratched Tanechka, and himself escaped. The evening would be hopelessly spoiled if the guys themselves did not go after the girls. Having heard a detailed story about unsuccessful gatherings in the theater, the guys laughed for a long time ...
Dressed parsley
You can use one more vivid illustrative example to demonstrate the rules for choosing the verb “dress” or “put on”. Coat, mittens, fur coat - any item of clothing can only be worn on someone, and if you really want to use the verb “put on” with these nouns, you should use the control link, that is, put the name of the clothes in a position dependent on the verb: put on mom in a coat, hands in mittens, shoulders with a fur coat. But a parsley doll can be worn and dressed, such a unique item. First, the manufacturers and costumers of the theater dress future artists, both living ones and those who obey the fantasies of the scriptwriter and puppeteer - “parsley”. But immediately before going on stage, the puppeteer puts on a glove doll in his hand.
Unique words: chicken and head ...
The words “stuffed”, “scarecrow” are also universal , because you can put them on before putting them into the garden, and then put them on a pole. The story about how a person with a hypertrophied sense of humor carried out an ignoramus order at a picnic and instead of putting a chicken carcass on a spit - put it on - dressed it in a scarf and cap may seem completely unrealistic. “Well, you yourself asked:“ Dress the chicken! ” - so the joker explained to everyone the motive of his act. Actually, for fans of horror films and thrillers, the word “head” may also seem like a unique word. Indeed, it can be worn in a hat, or worn at the peaks enclosing the site. By the way, in one Russian folk tale there is a description of a house decorated in this way, either a cannibal or a woman Yaga, and Wikipedia gives an example of a fence around the castle of the real Dracula who once lived. Well, with whom, confusion with verbs could cost a life ...