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The sun's rays will raise the sleeping boy

Posted on Friday, January 22, 2010 in Homonyms/Homophones, Incorrect word usage

raise, rays, raze
raise means to cause to rise
rays means beams of light
raze means to demolish

rap, wrap
rap means a sharp blow with something hard
wrap means to enclose in paper

rapped, rapt, wrapped
rapped means past tense of rap
rapt means very interested
wrapped means encased in a wrapping

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