Word battles: KNOW vs. NOW

These two words are completely different when it comes to meaning, spelling and pronunciation, but learners of English sometimes find them confusing at first.

Did you KNOW that it takes sixty roses to make a single drop of Rose oil? No, I didn’t. But NOW I do.

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Ove dve reči su potpuno različite po pitanju značenja, pisanja i izgovora. Ali kada počnete da učite engleski, deluju slično i pomalo zbunjujuće.

Da li ste znali da je potrebno 60 ruža da se napravi jedna jedina kap ružinog ulja? Nisam, ali SADA ZNAM.

NOW = SADA

KNOW = ZNATI