“The cliff was a shear drop.”
Confusables Entry 559 / 1605 60-second read
Shear vs. Sheer
To cut versus pure or steep.
The comparisoni
“The cliff was a sheer drop.”
The ruleii
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SHEAR = cut. SHEER = pure / steep.
SHEAR (EA) is to cut. SHEER (EE) is pure, steep, or transparent.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Cliff = shEEr."