INAPT or INEPT? What’s the Difference?
INAPT or INEPT? What’s the Difference?
INAPT vs INEPT – This video gives a clear definition of each word and then, through illustrated sentence examples, shows how to use these words in their respective contexts.
Never confuse INAPT with INEPT again.
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The definition of INAPT:
not suitable or appropriate, not fitting
The clipart shows one smiling face among a group of sad faces. It doesn’t fit.
The definition of INEPT:
showing lack of skill, clumsy, foolish
The clipart shows an unskilled worker struggling to control a pneumatic drill.
Let’s consider some sentence examples to remember the difference between INAPT and INEPT. First, INAPT . . .
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The picture shows a girl leaning over a rail.
Sentence example: To name a girl Eileen when her last name is Dover*, seems quite inapt.
*Eileen Dover
(I leaned over)
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In the picture we see passengers in a bus wearing masks.
Sentence example: Likening COVID-19 to seasonal flu has proven to be quite an inapt comparison.
Note: Mayo Clinic reports the COVID-19 virus is more contagious with a higher frequency of severe illness.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-vs-flu/art-20490339
Now let’s consider two examples of sentences with INEPT . . .
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The picture shows a poster advertising the movie, Rain Man.
Sentence example: In the 1988 movie, Rain Man, Dustin Hoffman plays the role of a man who is socially inept, a primary characteristic of autism.
*Being socially inept means lacking social skills, feeling awkward and not knowing how to behave in social situations.
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In the picture we see a young man sitting at a laptop computer looking confused.
Sentence example: He was shockingly inept when it came to using computers.
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Now a quick test exercise. Remember INAPT means:
not suitable or appropriate, not fitting
INEPT means:
showing lack of skill, clumsy, foolish
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In the picture we see a very badly constructed brick wall.
Sentence example: This wall, obviously built by some __ builder, eventually had to be taken down and re-built.
Should it be INAPT or INEPT?
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Answer: INEPT, meaning, lacking skill.
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The picture shows the back of a Mitsubishi Minica Lettuce car.
Sentence example: Lettuce must surely be one of the most __ names for a car in the history of motoring!
Mitsubishi Minica Lettuce
Is it INAPT or INEPT?
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Answer: INAPT, meaning, inappropriate, not fitting
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If you wondered whether it was INAPT or INEPT, be sure to check another video which explains words which are often confused:
OTHER-ANOTHER-THE OTHER: The Difference
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