S shoaib 1 Member Joined Jul 20, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Jul 27, 2010 #1 Hi, please help me by telling the difference between 'unlike' and 'contrary to' with usage examples of the both :?:
Hi, please help me by telling the difference between 'unlike' and 'contrary to' with usage examples of the both :?:
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Jul 27, 2010 #2 shoaib 1 said: Hi, please help me by telling the difference between 'unlike' and 'contrary to' with usage examples of the both :?: Click to expand... Unlike = not the same as Contrary to = the opposite of I like horror films, unlike my friends, who mostly like romantic comedies. (Horror films are not the opposite of romantic comedies, just different.) Contrary to your statement that I have a lot of money, I am in fact bankrupt.
shoaib 1 said: Hi, please help me by telling the difference between 'unlike' and 'contrary to' with usage examples of the both :?: Click to expand... Unlike = not the same as Contrary to = the opposite of I like horror films, unlike my friends, who mostly like romantic comedies. (Horror films are not the opposite of romantic comedies, just different.) Contrary to your statement that I have a lot of money, I am in fact bankrupt.
S shoaib 1 Member Thread starter Joined Jul 20, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Jul 27, 2010 #3 Hi Dear, Thanks a lot for your kind response to my query.