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 connected with or found in history a diary of great historical interest a historical document for historical reasons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