WHICH WORD?

story / history
UPDATED: NOV 2021

​story

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  • You tell stories about events, happenings, experiences.
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  • Narratives are stories.​
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  • Stories you tell in a bar.
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EXAMPLES
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  • Let me tell you the story about me buying a Cheeseburger at Bob's in Rio.

  • Did you read the story about the UFOs in China?

  • Maria tells good stories about growing up in Southern California.​

​history

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  • The History of Brazil is interesting. 

  • History is about facts in the past.​
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  • ​History you study in school.
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EXAMPLES
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  • Have you ever read the history of the Panama Canal?

  • John has read several books about the history of China.
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  • I read a great book about the history of Hollywood.​​