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Sometimes the best way to answer a question isn't to list a bunch of numbers and facts—it’s to tell a story.

Sometimes the reason we say words wrong is because we don't know the right rules. Take, for example, these words:

While the words "value" and "values" are deceptively alike, they actually have two different meanings. 

• Value (uncountable) is your worth. What you bring to the table. In Japanese, the equivalent to it would be the word 価値.
• Values (countable, usually used with “s”) are your important and lasting beliefs or ideals. In other words, your principles. The Japanese word here would be 価値観.