“She mistook carat for karat.”
Homophones Entry 1515 / 1605 60-second read
Carat vs. Karat
Gem weight versus gold purity.
The comparisoni
“She mistook carat for karat — they sound alike but mean different things: Gem weight versus gold purity.”
The ruleii
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CARAT ≠ KARAT.
Carat and Karat are homophones — pronounced the same. Gem weight versus gold purity. Different meanings, different roles in a sentence.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
CARAT vs KARAT — same sound, different meaning.