( False friends or false cognates are words that look the same in different languages, but which actually have different meanings.)
It is very important not to confuse today’s false cognates. These two words look almost identical, yet they have very different meanings. One is friendly conversation and the other is a basically a fight! These two words are both nouns and they are both used for a specific type of conversation. The style of conversation is very different though!
Discussion – A conversation, generally with the goal of reaching a decision or consensus.
Last night, my teacher and I had a great discussion about the French Revolution
Discussão – A verbal disagreement; argument.
Last night, my wife and I had a horrible argument about money.
