VOCABULARY TIME

 
SUPERVISE Vs MONITOR

Both words seem to have the same meaning right?yes,so it seems!some people use the two words interchangeably though,but they differ in connotation.

The two words are synonyms,for the act of overseeing the execution of a task or activity.When you supervise,you interact,because you have the responsibilty of informing and directing,however,you just observe when you monitor.One can supervise children to do the right thing,while monitering can be done by a human or machine.