If I wrote a textbook, it'd be called English is Mean. As a teacher, parent, and ESOL tutor, I often told students, kids, and tutees (?!) that English is mean. Here are a few of my favorite examples. Add your own! and, please contribute through PayPal
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Showing posts with label homophones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label homophones. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
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Saturday, August 25, 2018
"Rung" a bell vs "step" on a ladder
Past tense verb "rung" a bell vs the verb "step" on a ladder "rung".
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Example: No vs know
An example from The Princess Bride:
I have spent the night pondering and I know no more than when I started.
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Monday, July 9, 2018
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Bated Vs baited breath
https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/baited-versus-bated?page=all
Fortunately, nothing to do with worms.
Friday, November 24, 2017
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ichthyosis
OK, it's not a good thing to have, but it's got a cool name. https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/ichthyosis
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