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She knew the baby gnu was new to the world

Posted on Thursday, December 3, 2009 in Homonyms/Homophones, Incorrect word usage

gild, guild
gild means to coat with a thing layer of gold
guild means a group of tradespeople

gilt, guilt
gilt means a thin layer of gold
guilt means responsibility for wrongdoing

gnu, new, knew
gnu means an African antelope
new means recently made or created
knew means the past tense of know

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