This week we are looking at two words which are sometimes confused by learners of English: lucky and happy.
lucky
function playAudio(url) { new Audio(url).play(); }You say that someone is lucky when something nice happens to them, or when they always seem to have good luck.
The lucky winners were given £5000 each.
You’re a lucky girl to have so many friends.
happy
function playAudio(url) { new Audio(url).play(); }Use happy to say that someone has feelings of pleasure and contentment.
Peter’s such a happy person – he’s always laughing.
Barbara felt tremendously happy when she heard the news.
Find out more in our English Usage article.
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