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Homophones Entry 1525 / 1605 60-second read

Cite vs. Site

To quote versus a location.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

Please site your sources.

✓ Correct

Please CITE your sources — CITE means to quote. SITE means a location.

The ruleii

CITE = quote. SITE = location.

CITE references a source. SITE is a place — a building site, a website. SIGHT (third homophone) is what you see.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Builders need a SITE. Writers CITE.

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