What's the different?
Dear all :
I'm a little confused about the usage between " worth" ," worthy" , " worthwhile".
What is the different betwwen them?
English as an second language, sometimes it's really bother me.
And thank you for your answering^^
Sincerely,
Cherry.
[Answer]
(Posted by wes (U2279699) ** on Monday, 6th June 2011)
'Worth' is used when we talk about the value or price / cost of something:'What's it worth?' = What is it's value?
Of course, 'worth', like'value', isn't always a true reflection of the cost in hard cash and can sometimes be measured in other ways.
'Worthy' is used to indicate that something is of value. A 'worthy cause' is a cause that has value in some way - often to society, but not measurable in monetary terms.
'Worthwhile' means to be worth 'doing' - an action that has value. Again, this may not be expressed in cash terms.
In many cases all of these will be used where there has been a value-judgement - one person's opinion of something's 'worth', whether an action is 'worthy' or 'worthwhile', may not be shared by everyone.
'Worthy' is also used as a noun. A 'worthy' is a person who gives, or has given, a valuable service in some way.
