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Jan 11

Please pare the skin off this pair of pears

Posted on Monday, January 11, 2010 in Homonyms/Homophones, Incorrect word usage

pail, pale
pail means a bucket
pale means light-skinned

pain, pane
pain mean strong discomfort
pane means a piece of glass in a window

pair, pare, pear
pair means a set of two
pare means to remove the outer covering
pear means a fruit

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