Post #19402

#common_mistakes #confusing_words ⚜Negligent 🆚 Negligible⚜ 😨There was a negligent amount of liquid in the test tube.✖️ 😇There was a negligible amount of liquid in the test tube.✔️ ⚜negligent = failing to take proper care, especially in your job; careless: ▪️'The court decided that the pilot of the crashed aircraft had been negligent.' ⚜negligible= (of an amount) so small that it has no effect and can be ignored: ▪️'The cost of maintaining the machine is negligible.'