It took 100 bales to bail him out
aye, eye
aye means yes
eye is what we use to see light
bail, bale
bail means money to get out of jail
bale means a bundle of hay
bait, bate
bait means something to attract fish
bate means to restrain
Almost like getting a new PC
I finished rebuilding my PC tonight. With all the backing up in advance, it takes a day. And then you have to tinker until it is just like it was.
I've nothing good to say about malware
Wikipedia defines it well:
Malware, short for malicious software, is software designed to infiltrate a computer without the owner’s informed consent.
Arrrrrgh!
Seven ate nine
eight, ate
eight means the number between seven and nine
ate means to have eaten
aural, oral
aural is related to the ear
oral is related to the mouth
away, aweigh
away means to go from a place
aweigh means means to raise an anchor
Each climber must assent to the ascent
arc, ark
arc means a portion of a circle
ark means a large boat
assent, ascent
assent means agreement
ascent means the act of moving upward
assistance, assistants
assistance means aid
assistants means those giving aid
I'll walk down the aisle
aid, aide
aid means assistance or to assist
aide means an assistant
ail, ale
ail means to be ill
ale means a heavier beer
aisle, isle, I’ll
aisle means a path through rows of seats
isle means island
I’ll means I will
Newspaper ads were used to sell the adz
acts, ax
acts are things you do (she acts strangely)
an ax is a cutting tool (he will cut the tree down with an ax)
ad, add
ad is short for advertisement (the ad was for groceries)
add is short for addition (add these three numbers)
ads, adds, adz
ads are advertisements (there are many ads on TV)
adds is when a person does addition (the clerk adds each item to the total)
adz is a tool (he shaped the wood with an adz)
Words that sound alike or are spelled alike
Homonyms are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
(the county fair, they received fair treatment )
Homophones are a subset of homonyms but have different spellings.
(a pear is a fruit, two shoes make a pair)
Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.
(he told a lie, he told the dog to lie down)
Heteronyms are a subset of homographs but have different sounds.
(tear in the eye, tear the paper)
Coupon: coo-pon or Q-pon?
According to my research, either pronunciation is acceptable.
I guess I tend to use coo-pon.
We could also discuss whether it is a crick or a creek.
I also discovered that either of those is acceptable.
I find that I use both.
I am well, thank you.
Your response to, “How are you?”, could depend on what has gone unspoken.
How are you?
I am well. [your health]
I am good. [your state of mind]
I am feeling well. [your health]
I am feeling good. [your state of mind]
I am doing well. [good would mean that you are doing good things]
Or you could just avoid this problem by saying, “I am fine.”