“She mistook gnu for knew.”
Homophones Entry 1547 / 1605 60-second read
Gnu vs. Knew
The antelope versus past tense of know.
The comparisoni
“She mistook gnu for knew — they sound alike but mean different things: The antelope versus past tense of know.”
The ruleii
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GNU ≠ KNEW.
Gnu and Knew are homophones — pronounced the same. The antelope versus past tense of know. Different meanings, different roles in a sentence.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
GNU vs KNEW — same sound, different meaning.