“She mistook might for mite.”
Homophones Entry 1570 / 1605 60-second read
Might vs. Mite
Power versus a small insect.
The comparisoni
“She mistook might for mite — they sound alike but mean different things: Power versus a small insect.”
The ruleii
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MIGHT ≠ MITE.
Might and Mite are homophones — pronounced the same. Power versus a small insect. Different meanings, different roles in a sentence.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
MIGHT vs MITE — same sound, different meaning.