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His woodshop vice was to not use a good vise

Posted on Saturday, February 20, 2010 in Homonyms/Homophones, Incorrect word usage

vary, very
vary means to not remain constant
very means to a great extent

vial, vile
vial means a small glass bottle
vile means morally low

vice, vise
vice means a bad habit
vise means a device with jaws used to hold material steady

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