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Last time, we talked about false friends—words that look similar in English and your native language, but mean something very different.
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Example 1: Actual
This one's a classic false friend.
In Spanish, "actual" or in Portuguese "atual" means "current" or "present."
But in English, "actual" means real or true — not "current."
So if you say: 👉 "My actual job is very interesting," you probably mean: "My current job."
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