This question put me in the shade (student FAQs answered)

5 лет назад

Hello everyone! 😄🌞

In this discussion post series, I answer the questions I get asked by students.

Student Question
This question came up during a recent conversation about weather. What's the difference between the words 'shadow' and 'shade'?

My Answer 
This question had me stumped... and I had to look up the answer after class. Even still, it took me some time to figure out the exact difference. 

Basically, 'shadow' and 'shade' refer to the same thing: the dark area that's the result of the sun's rays being blocked. The difference is that 'shadow' is countable and 'shade' isn't (but the dictionary won't tell you that😓). So simple... and yet so not.

What do you do when the dictionary doesn't answer your question? I'd love to hear it in the comments! 😄🌞❤

Dixie