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The three words peak, peek, and pique are homophones, words with the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling. This may be the reason… Continue reading

As with other homophones, words which sound alike, passed and past are often mixed even though they have very different meanings and functions. This post… Continue reading

As with other homophones, the words threw, through, and thru may sound alike but have different meanings and uses. Threw and through have very distinct… Continue reading

As with other homophones, words that sound alike, people often get confused with the terms their, there, and they’re despite their very distinct uses and… Continue reading

As with other English homophones, capital and capitol are confusing because their pronunciation is similar and both words when written almost look the same. To… Continue reading