Ad versus Add
Interestingly both words ad and add sounds exactly same and there is only one alphabet that is an extra “d” with one another word. Both these two words are very common on our day to day and sometime use them interchangeable mistaking one for another. Hence it becomes at most important to not only understand the meaning of these words but try to understand how to use them correctly either in writing or while speaking.
In this article we shall we not only meaning but we will be using different sentences to deepen our knowledge with both of the words.
Use of word ad and add in framing sentences
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Interestingly there are many simultaneous usage of the term ad like
“Ad” often stands for “advertisement,” which refers to a promotional message or a piece of content designed to promote a product, service, event, or idea.
Anno Domini: “Ad” is used as an abbreviation for the Latin phrase “Anno Domini,” which means “in the year of our Lord.” It is commonly used in the Gregorian calendar to denote years after the birth of Jesus Christ Use of ad in sentences I saw an ad for a new smartphone on TV last night, and it got me interested in upgrading my current device. In AD 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail on his famous voyage to the Americas. |
Tern “add” can mean to include or combine something with another. For instance, you can add sugar to your coffee or add more details to a report.
“Add” can also express the idea of contributing or increasing. Use of add in sentences
I need to add these expenses to my monthly budget to see where I can cut costs.
When you add red and blue together, you get the color purple
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Important note
As we have seen above the meaning and the usage of both the term in the sentences there is a general trick to remember the difference between the two. Firstly we all have came across term addition which means to plus. Hence it is easy to remember term add with it and second the term ad can be easily seen with the term advertisement and hence can be learn easily.
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After gaining the knowledge of both the terms let’s try to see how to pronounce them.
Ad is pronounced as [AY] + [DEE]
Add is pronounced as ad
Summary
Hence to sum the things up of what we have learnt in this article is the term ad have different meaning either related to advertisement or related to calendar use and the term add it broadly means to combine two things up together.
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