“She mistook mare for mayor.”
Homophones Entry 1566 / 1605 60-second read
Mare vs. Mayor
A female horse versus a city official.
The comparisoni
“She mistook mare for mayor — they sound alike but mean different things: A female horse versus a city official.”
The ruleii
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MARE ≠ MAYOR.
Mare and Mayor are homophones — pronounced the same. A female horse versus a city official. Different meanings, different roles in a sentence.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
MARE vs MAYOR — same sound, different meaning.