Feb 27
Don't whine while you drink your wine
Posted on Saturday, February 27, 2010 in Homonyms/Homophones, Incorrect word usage
while, wile
while means during the same time that something else is happening
wile means to entice (or it is the first name of the coyote in Road Runner cartoons)
[ It is late at night and I just couldn't resist.
]
whine, wine
whine means a complaining sound
wine means a beverage made by fermenting grape juice
wood, would
wood means the substance from the central part of the trunk of a tree
would means past tense of will
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