Common Mistakes : Historic

adjective

.BAD: She likes reading historic novels
.GOOD: She likes reading historical novels

= historic
: N1. very important in history
a historic voyage
a historic decision
: N2. having a long history
a historic tradition
a historic building

= historical
: N1. about or based upon people who actually lived or events that actually happened
.Historical records suggest that the prince was fully aware of the murders
: N2. connected with or found in history
a diary of great historical interest
a historical document
for historical reasons

.BAD: He likes reading historic books
.GOOD: He likes reading history books

.BAD: We spent the afternoon at the historic museum
.GOOD: We spent the afternoon at the history museum

a history book/lesson/museum etc = a book/lesson/museum etc that deals with the subject of history
.Our history teacher next term is Mr Young