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The colonel bit down on a kernel of popcorn

Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 in Homonyms/Homophones, Incorrect word usage

colonel, kernel
colonel means a military officer
kernel means a corn seed

coo, coup
coo means the sound made by a pigeon or dove
coup means a military takeover

coop, coupe
coop means a place to house chickens
coupe means a car with two doors

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