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Reek vs. Wreak

To stink versus to inflict.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

She mistook reek for wreak.

✓ Correct

She mistook reek for wreak — they sound alike but mean different things: To stink versus to inflict.

The ruleii

REEK ≠ WREAK.

Reek and Wreak are homophones — pronounced the same. To stink versus to inflict. Different meanings, different roles in a sentence.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

REEK vs WREAK — same sound, different meaning.

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