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Dec 30

They wandered through the maize maze

Posted on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 in Homonyms/Homophones, Incorrect word usage

main, mane, Maine
main means primary
mane means the hair on the back of a horses’s neck
Maine means a state in the Northeastern United States

maize, maze
maize means corn
maze means a path puzzle with deadends

mall, maul
mall means an enclosed shopping center
maul means to pound

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