“She mistook scent for sent.”
Homophones Entry 1522 / 1605 60-second read
Scent vs. Sent
A smell versus past tense of send.
The comparisoni
“She mistook scent for sent — they sound alike but mean different things: A smell versus past tense of send.”
The ruleii
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SCENT ≠ SENT.
Scent and Sent are homophones — pronounced the same. A smell versus past tense of send. Different meanings, different roles in a sentence.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
SCENT vs SENT — same sound, different meaning.