✅ Relate means to tell or give an account of something (I related how I discovered my cat could do math).

✅ Recount means to give a detailed account of something, usually in chronological order (I recounted everything I did that day).

✅ Both of these words mean to explain or describe a sequence of events to an audience.

✅ Recount is more formal than relate and suggests a higher level of concrete detail and accuracy (Could you recount those events to the court?).

✅ A story is a narrative or tale that can be long or short, which is designed to interest or amuse an audience (Let me tell you the story of what happened at work today).

✅ A saga is a kind of story, usually one that is long, has dramatic or heroic parts, and may cover a period of several decades (The saga of her relationship history).

✅ Both of these terms refer to narratives that are shared in order to entertain, which may be true or fictional.

✅ Story is a more general term, whereas saga suggests length and a potentially meandering or complicated sequence of events.

✅ Encourage means to inspire or support someone or something (I’m grateful to those who encouraged me).

✅ Boost means to encourage and support through promotion or sharing a good opinion (I always boost my favorite businesses).

✅ Both of these terms mean to support or metaphorically lift up.

✅ Encourage is used more widely than boost.