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514.1 board, bored

Board can mean “a piece of wood” or “a group that runs an organization.” Bored means “weary or tired of something.”

We installed a pine-board floor.

The board members were bored by the long speech.

514.2 brake, break

A brake is a device used to stop a vehicle. Break means “to split, crack, or destroy.”

I hope my brakes never break.

514.3 bring, take

Use bring when the action is moving toward the speaker; use take when the action is moving away from the speaker.

Take this blue blanket back to the store; bring me a pink one.