Catherine: Our question today comes from Way, who has a question about two very similar words.

Feifei: 是的，Way 的问题关于两个看起来很相似而且非常容易搞混的词。咱们来听听他的具体问题吧。

Catherine: Yes, let’s hear the question.

Question

I am not sure about the difference between 'historical' and 'historic'. Could you please tell me how to use the two words correctly? Thank you.

Feifei: Way 想知道 historic 和 historical 这两个词的区别。首先，这两个词都和历史有关。

Catherine: Yes, absolutely. They are both connected with history, and they are both adjectives. We can talk about historic places, and we can talk about historical places too.

Feifei: Historic 和 historical 都是形容词，而且都有“历史的”意思，那区别到底是什么呢？

Catherine: OK. Well, historical is a very general word. Any single thing, or group of things, that are related to history, can be described as historical. Here are two people talking about their travel plans.

Example

Man 1: We’ll spend the afternoon visiting the historical buildings in the old town. Then we’ll have lunch.

Man 2: How long does it take to get there?

Man 1: Nearly 4 hours. Don’t forget to bring something to read.

Man 2: I will – I’ve got a couple of historical novels I want to finish.

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