Do you know what paronyms are?

Do you remember the old Soviet cartoon about a good dog named Pirate? Cheerful, well fed and carefree, he came to the dacha with his master. Exploring the neighborhood, he met his namesake - a neighbor's chain dog. Having talked heartfelt and heard about his troubles, malnutrition and lack of mastery, Pirate came to a disappointing conclusion: "Wow! Also Pirate, and what a difference in fate! ... "This passage was remembered not in vain, because it perfectly explains what paronyms are. But let's not go around the bush, but we'll get to know this curious and slightly intricate phenomenon. Although any language is a complicated matter, but terribly interesting .... So, what are paronyms?

First of all, these words are similar in sound, but completely different in meaning. As a rule, they belong to one part of speech. To make it more clear, we give examples : architectural (adjective from the word "architecture") - architect (belonging to the architect, an adjective from the word "architect") : architectural design - the architect's experience; Silvery (reminiscent of silver in color) - silver (made of silver) : silver hue - silver cup; Diplomatic (relating to diplomacy, establishing friendly relations with other countries) - diplomatic (skillful, courteous, finely calculated actions) : diplomatic mission - diplomatic person. Of course, there are lots of examples. Currently, there are various dictionaries of Russian language paronyms that help those people who study it as a foreign language, as well as those who strive to speak correctly and beautifully in their native language. I think that if not everyone, then many were lucky enough to be in a delicate situation at least once, when a word was said out of place. You feel uncomfortable and stupid. For example, in my case, I incorrectly used "dress". I knew perfectly well what paronyms are and what they eat, but this word, unfortunately, I "slept through" .... It turns out that the word "dress" means to clothe someone in any clothes, and, as a rule, it is combined with animate nouns (dress the girl in a smart dress). The verb "to put on" has the value of pulling, pushing something on someone and being used with inanimate ones (put the clock on the right hand, put the jacket on the naked body). But any situation is a new lesson and a new experience, so do not get upset. Let's find out as much as possible about what paronyms are so as not to look ridiculous in the future .... Classification of paronyms

There is a huge number of different classifications of paronyms. Today we will take a closer look at one of them. There are root paronyms, affix and etymological. The first include paronymic pairs that have different roots, but a similar sound: sovereign - superstitious, conservatory - conservation . Examples include paronyms in English: contest-context, bride-bribe, bribe, mouth-mouse . The next group is affix. They include words that have a common origin, the same root, but different affixes: human - human, effective - effective, pay - pay. It should be noted that suffixal paronyms are often found in chemical and medical terminology. For example, the suffix "-ide" means salts that do not have oxygen atoms, and "-at", on the contrary, those whose molecules contain them: sulphide-sulfate, chloride-chlorate . And the last kind is etymological paronyms. It is known that many words in Russian came to us from other languages. In the process of borrowing, it happened that the same expression came from different sources. For example, the word "gel" from the Latin gelo - "freeze" through English gel, and "jelly" - from the French gelée; "Ignorant" came from the Old Russian "Vezha" - experienced, knowing how to keep himself, and "ignorant" - from the Old Slavonic "after all" - "know, know, understand." Similar to the outside, different inside

In conclusion, I want to say that everything in this world is arranged in two ways, and not in vain. On the one hand, a large number of paronyms somewhere complicates life, puts in embarrassing situations, makes you be more attentive. And on the other hand, the simultaneous use of paronymic pairs is a great art and a real talent. This stylistic device is called "paronomasia" and is widely used in the literature: "He is what was dreamed the most daring, but before him no one dared" (B. Pasternak). Therefore, both in life and in speech, the choice remains for us to be ignorant and confuse words or enjoy the beauty of our native language.