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EFP:  Which Word: story / history
UPDATED: 15 JULY 19
WHICH WORD?

story / history


PROBLEM: 
  • Confusion
  • The Speaker uses "story" when they mean "history".    ​

​story

  • You tell stories about events, happenings, experiences.
  • Narratives are stories.​
  • Stories you tell in a bar.

​history

  • The History of Brazil is interesting. 
  • History is about facts in the past.​
  • ​History you study in school.
EXAMPLES:
  1. Let me tell you the story about me buying a Cheeseburger at Bob's in Rio.

  2. Did you read the story about the UFOs in China?

  3. Maria tells good stories about growing up in Southern California.
EXAMPLES:
  1. Have you ever read the history of the Panama Canal?

  2. John has read several books about the history of China.
    ​

  3. I read a great book about the history of Hollywood.​​
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