“The queen's rain lasted 70 years.”
Homophones Entry 1586 / 1605 60-second read
Rain vs. Reign
Falling water versus rule of a monarch.
The comparisoni
“The queen's REIGN lasted 70 years — REIGN means to rule. RAIN is precipitation. REIN (third homophone) is a horse strap.”
The ruleii
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REIGN = rule. RAIN = water. REIN = strap.
REIGN means to rule as a monarch — Queen Elizabeth's reign. RAIN is precipitation. REIN is the leather strap on a horse. Three perfect homophones with totally different meanings.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
REIGN = sovEREIGN. RAIN falls. REIN steers.