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Schedule your tee time after tea time

Posted on Friday, February 12, 2010 in Homonyms/Homophones, Incorrect word usage

tail, tale
tail means a flexible appendage to the rear of an animal’s body
tale means a story

tea, tee
tea means a beverage made by steeping dried leaves of the tea plant
tee means the area where a golfer hits their first shot toward the hole

team, teem
team means a group of people playing a sport
teem means to be stocked to overflowing

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