“Please site your sources.”
Homophones Entry 1525 / 1605 60-second read
Cite vs. Site
To quote versus a location.
The comparisoni
“Please CITE your sources — CITE means to quote. SITE means a location.”
The ruleii
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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.