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Confusing words

Light vs. Lighting


Hi guys❗ 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 followingconversations and try to guess. Good luck 🍀❗

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Ross: This is a room with good natural light. Why don't you make it into your new studio
Jane: That's a great idea. The room has many lights.

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Mark: Why you recommend watching this 🎬
John: The 🎬  has excellent lighting effects.


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

Light
This word has different meanings.
Light can mean energy from the 🌞,🔥,🔦, etc. that makes it possible to see things.
      This is a room with good natural light.
              ↳ (natural/artificial/etc.) light
We say this noun to refer to a thing that produces light, especially electric light.
      Please, turn the lights on.
              ↳ turn/switch the lights on/off
Also, light is the way 👨👩 name a match or device with which they can light a 🚬 .
    Have you got a light?
                            ↳ a light
Light is a synonym of gleam when we refer to an expression on someone's  👀 that shows how they are thinking or feeling.
      Angie's seen a soft light in Pete's eyes.
                             a light in sb's eyes
Additionally, in architecture, light is used to mean a window or an opening to allow the light in.
      This room has many lights.
                                            light

Lighting
Lighting is the arrangement or the type of light on a place.
     The film has excellent lighting effects.
                                              lighting effects
This word also means the use of electric light.
     TSince my sister move on to my flat, she's paid the lighting bill.
                          lighting


Remember❗
When you are talking about the energy from the sun, lamp, etc. that allows us to see things, you say light.
Another meaning of light is a way of referring to a match, device, etc. used to light a cigarette or another thing that produce electric light.
In architecture, a light is a window in a wall or the roof to allow light into a room.
While, lighting could mean the type of light in a place or how lights are used to achieve a particular effect; and this noun also is used to refer to the use of electric light.

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