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Rest before you wrest the sword from the stone

Posted on Sunday, January 24, 2010 in Homonyms/Homophones, Incorrect word usage

reek, wreak
reek means to stink
wreak means to cause harm

rest, wrest
rest means to cease effort
wrest means to pull violently

retch, wretch
retch means to make an unsuccessful attempt to vomit
wretch means a miserable person

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