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Confusables Entry 546 / 1605 60-second read

Pray vs. Prey

Worship versus the hunted.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

“Hawks pray on mice.”

✓ Correct

“Hawks prey on mice.”

The ruleii

PRAY = beseech. PREY = hunted.

PRAY with A asks something. PREY with E is eaten.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

prAy in churAh. prEy is EatEn."

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