“She looked pail after the news.”
Confusables Entry 459 / 1605 60-second read
Pail vs. Pale
A bucket versus light in colour.
The comparisoni
“She looked pale after the news.”
The ruleii
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PAIL = bucket. PALE = light in colour.
PAIL (AI) is a bucket. PALE (AL+E) is pale in colour or weak.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
PAIL has the AI of bAI — a bucket. PALE has an E — whitE."