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Confusables Entry 498 / 1605 60-second read

Crotch vs. Crutch

Body joint versus walking aid.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

“She used crotches to get around.”

✓ Correct

“She used crutches to get around.”

The ruleii

CROTCH = joint. CRUTCH = walking aid.

CROTCH is anatomical. CRUTCH is a support stick — also figurative for something leaned on.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

cRUTch = sUpport."

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