Confusing words

Sensible vs. Sensitive

Hi guys❗ How are things❓

I'm sure that you have ever heard these words, which sometimes are confused.

Do you know what the difference between them is❓ If you don't know it, read the following ❷ conversations and try to guess. Good luck 🍀❗

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TV Presenter: You are as fit as a 🎻❓  What's you secret❓
Celebrity:  Just eat a sensible diet and 🏃 dialy.

Tv Presenter: Oh❗ It's a sensible advice.

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Gina: I ❤️ Peter's performance❗

Diana: Me, too. He's a very sensitive 🎭👨.

Did you guess the difference between these adjectives❓ Well; if you are 😕, don´t 😟 don´t 😢. Let´s see their uses 😉.

Sensible

If something or a 👨/👩 is sensible, they are reasonable, practical and show good judgment.
     It's a sensible advice.
                  ↳ sensible + noun

     I always ask her for advice because she's quite sensible.
                                                                                    ↳ sensible + noun

This can be used for saying that something is suitable for an specific purpose, and practical rather than fashionable.

     If you want to be as fit as a fiddle, just eat a sensible diet and excercise dialy.
                                                                                ↳ sensible + noun
Also, in formal English, this word is used as a synonym of noticeable.
     The last decades, there has been a sentible increase in temperature.
                                                                ↳ sensible + noun

Sensitive

This word have many meanings:
Sensible is an adjective that describes a 👨/👩 who can understand 👨👩 feelings.

      Maria is very sensitive.
                                ↳ sensitive
Also, this adjective can be used for describing a 👨/👩 who is easily offended or 😟.
     Be careful with your words. He is very sensitive to criticism.
                                                                       ↳ sensitive + to + (sth)
If a 👨/👩 is sensible, they are able to understand 🎭🎤🎶💃📚 or express themselves through them.

      He is a very sensitive actor.

                                 ↳ sensitive + noun
We also use it to talk about something we have to treat with great care because it may offend, anger or embarrass 👨👩.

     Same-sex marriage is still a sensitive issue in some countries.
                                                      ↳ sensitive + noun
Additionally, this adjective is used for something that reacts to very small changes in 💡, 🌡 or position.
     Your teeth are quite sensitive to cold food.
                                           ↳ sensitive + to + (sth)

Remember❗

We can use sensible as a synonym of reasonable, practical and, in formal English, noticeable.

We say that a person is sensitive if they can understand people feelings or get angry easily. Also, this adjective is used for saying that someone is quiet good at understanding arts or expressing themselves trough them.
Something is sensitive, it ought to be treated with care, such as issues, or reacts to smalls changes in light, temperature or position.

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