“We walked down the isle of the church.”
Confusables Entry 400 / 1605 60-second read
Aisle vs. Isle
A passage versus an island.
The comparisoni
“We walked down the aisle of the church.”
The ruleii
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AISLE = walkway. ISLE = island.
AISLE is the passage between rows of seats or shelves. ISLE is a small island — mostly literary.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
An AISLE has seats on both sides. An ISLE sits IN water.