“Please sight your sources.”
Homophones Entry 1524 / 1605 60-second read
Cite vs. Sight
To quote versus what you see.
The comparisoni
“Please CITE your sources — CITE is to quote a reference. SIGHT is what you see.”
The ruleii
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CITE = quote. SIGHT = view.
CITE is a verb meaning to reference. SIGHT is what is seen — eyesight, the sight of land. SITE (a third homophone) is a location.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Eyes see SIGHTS. Writers CITE sources.