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My name is Snehal. I welcome you on my podcast channel where you can learn a lot about English grammar and vocabulary. Today we are going to talk about the difference between ‘ideal’, ‘idle’ and ‘idol’. Be careful while using these words because they create a lot of confusion. Therefore, without wasting much time, let’s deep dive into it.
- Ideal is an adjective as well as a noun. Its meaning is perfect or a standard of perfection, beauty or excellence. This word is spelled as I-D-E-A-L.
Examples: Swami Vivekananda is an ideal for me. / For lots of people, the US and Canada are ideal countries. / We think about an ideal friend during our lives. - Idle is an adjective which means not working, unemployed or not active. It is also a verb. This word is spelled as I-D-L-E.
Examples: In companies, the management should use idle machines. / Do something productive during lock-down, don’t be so idle. / This pandemic idled so many people around the world. - Idol is a noun which means an object of worship or an object of extreme devotion. This word is spelled as I-D-O-L.
Examples: Elon Musk is an idol of millions. / Marble idols are very famous in the world. / Ganesh idols are worshiped in India.
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Podcast link: https://anchor.fm/snehalhedau/episodes/Difference-between-Ideal–Idle-and-Idol–Lesson-50-ee5uef
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