“She mistook cent for scent.”
Homophones Entry 1520 / 1605 60-second read
Cent vs. Scent
A penny versus a smell.
The comparisoni
“She mistook cent for scent — they sound alike but mean different things: A penny versus a smell.”
The ruleii
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CENT ≠ SCENT.
Cent and Scent are homophones — pronounced the same. A penny versus a smell. Different meanings, different roles in a sentence.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
CENT vs SCENT — same sound, different meaning.