enable Enable is normally used in the structure enable somebody to do something. He invented a machine to enable people in wheelchairs to get up stairs. The gears on a mountain bike practically enable you to ride up a wall. It is less usual to use enable with a direct object and no following infinitive. The extra money will make repairs possible, or ... will enable us to carry out repairs. (More common than... will enable repairs.) The new machinery will make greater production possible, or ... will enable us to produce more. (More common than... will enable greater production.) end and finish (verbs) These verbs have similar meanings, but there are some differences, especially when they are followed by direct objects. 1    finish + object = 'complete' When we talk about getting to the end of something or completing an activity, we usually prefer finish. He never lets me finish a sentence. She's always starting something new, but she never finishes anything. You'll never finish that hamburger - it's too big for you. Have you finished cleaning the floor yet? Note that finish can be followed by an -ing form 2    end + object = 'stop' When we talk about stopping or breaking something off, we usually prefer end. I decided it was time to end our affair. It's time to end the uncertainty - the Prime Minister must speak out. End cannot be followed by an -ing form. I decided to stop seeing her. (not ...to end seeing her.) 3    end + object = 'bring to a close' When we are talking about a special way of bringing something to a close or 'shaping' the end of something, we usually prefer end. 'How do you end a letter to somebody you don't know?' She ended her concert with three songs by Schubert. My father ended his days (= 'died') in a mental hospital. 4    shape When we are referring to the shape of things, rather than to time, we normally use end. The road ended in a building site, (not The road finished...) Nouns that end in -s have plurals in -es. 5    other cases In other cases, there is often little or no difference of meaning. What time does the concert end/finish?       Term ends/finishes on June 23. enjoy enjoy + noun/pronoun/-mg Enjoy normally has an object. When we talk about having a good time, we can use enjoy myselflyourselfI etc. 'Did you enjoy the party?' 'Yes, I enjoyed it very much.' I really enjoyed myself when I went to Rome. (not / really enjoyed when...) 'We're going to Paris for the weekend.' Enjoy yourself!' {'Enjoy!' alone would be possible in very informal American English.) Enjoy can be followed by -ing. I don't enjoy looking after small children, (not ... enjoy to look...) enough 1    adjective/adverb + enough When enough modifies an adjective or adverb, it normally comes after the adjective / adverb. 7s it warm enough for you? (not ... enough warm...) You're not driving fast enough.       We haven't got a big enough house. We'll go swimming if we get warm enough weather. You could wear my shoes - you've got big enough feet. 2    enough + noun Enough can also be used before a noun phrase as a determiner. We do not generally use of when there is no other determiner (e.g. article or possessive). Have you got enough milk? (not .. .enough of milk?) There isn 't enough blue paint left. However, enough of can be used without a following determiner in a few cases - for instance, before personal and geographical names. We haven't seen enough of Ray and Barbara recently. I've had enough of England for a bit. I'm going home. Enough is occasionally used after a noun, but this is rare in modern English except in a few expressions. If only we had time enough...       I was fool enough to believe him. 3    position with adjective + noun Enough follows an adjective which it modifies (see paragraph 1 above). But when enough modifies an adjective and noun together, it comes before the adjective. Compare: We haven't got big enough nails. {- We need bigger nails - enough modifies big.) We haven't got enough bignails. (= We need more big nails - enough modifies big nails.) 4    enough of+ determiner/pronoun Before determiners (e.g. a, the, my, this) and pronouns, we use enough of. I think my letter gave him enough of a shock, don't you? The exam was bad. I couldn't answer enough of the questions. Have we got enough of those new potatoes? We didn't buy enough of them. 5    enough + infinitive We can use an infinitive structure after enough. She's old enough to do what she wants. I haven't got enough money to buy a car. Infinitives can be introduced by for + noun/pronoun. Object forms of pronouns are used. It's late enough for the staff to stop work. There was just enough light for us to see what we were doing. The subject of the sentence can be the object of the following infinitive. (For more about this structure, see 285.4.) Object pronouns are not normally used after the infinitive in this case. The radio's small enough to put in your pocket. (not .. .-to put it in yeur-peeketii Those tomatoes aren't ripe enough to eat. (not ... to cat thank) However, object pronouns are possible in structures with for. The radio was small enough for me to put (it) in my pocket. Those tomatoes aren't ripe enough for the children to eat (them).  6    enough without a noun Enough can be used alone without a noun, if the meaning is clear. Enough is enough.        That's enough, thank you. Haifa pound of carrots will be enough. Note that we prefer to use a structure with there is where possible. There's enough meat, (not The meat is enough.) There weren't enough chairs, (not ^The chairs weren't enough.) 7    the = enough; leaving out enough The article the can be used to mean 'enough'. I hardly had the strength to take my clothes off. I didn't quite have the money to pay for a meal. Time and room are often used alone to mean 'enough time' and 'enough room'. Have you got time to look at this letter? There isn't room for everybody to sit down. especial (ly) and special (ly) Especially and specially can often both be used with the same meaning. It was not (e)specially cold. Especially is used to mean 'above all'. I play a lot of tennis, especially on Sundays. It rains a lot, especially in the north. The children are very noisy, especially when we have visitors. I like all kinds of fruit, especially apples. Especially follows a subject. All my family like music. My father, especially, goes to as many concerts as he can. (not ... Especially my father goes...) Specially is used to mean 'for a particular purpose'. These shoes were specially made for me. The adjective especial is rare. We normally use special. He took special trouble over his work. even 1    meaning and position We can use even to talk about surprising extremes - when people do more than we expect, or go too far, for example. Even most often goes in mid-position. auxiliary verb + even be + even She has broken all her toys. She has even broken her bike.<