“She mistook cent for sent.”
Homophones Entry 1521 / 1605 60-second read
Cent vs. Sent
A penny versus past tense of send.
The comparisoni
“She mistook cent for sent — they sound alike but mean different things: A penny versus past tense of send.”
The ruleii
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CENT ≠ SENT.
Cent and Sent are homophones — pronounced the same. A penny versus past tense of send. Different meanings, different roles in a sentence.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
CENT vs SENT — same sound, different meaning.