“She mistook war for wore.”
Homophones Entry 1601 / 1605 60-second read
War vs. Wore
Armed conflict versus past tense of wear.
The comparisoni
“She mistook war for wore — they sound alike but mean different things: Armed conflict versus past tense of wear.”
The ruleii
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WAR ≠ WORE.
War and Wore are homophones — pronounced the same. Armed conflict versus past tense of wear. Different meanings, different roles in a sentence.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
WAR vs WORE — same sound, different meaning.