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The sail fabric was for sale

Posted on Saturday, January 30, 2010 in Homonyms/Homophones, Incorrect word usage

rye, wry
rye means a type of grain
wry means dryly humorous

sail, sale
sail means fabric attached to a boat to catch the wind
sale means an exchange of goods

scene, seen
scene means the location of an event
seen means the past tense of see

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