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Being a minor, he could not be a miner

Posted on Monday, January 4, 2010 in Homonyms/Homophones, Incorrect word usage

mind, mined
mind means to obey
mined means to have removed minerals from a mine

miner, minor
miner means someone who works in a mine
minor means someone under a legal age

missed, mist
missed means to have failed to hit
mist means drizzle or fog

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