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Homophones/Homonyms
Both a homophone and a homonym are defined as a word sounding the same as another but with a different meaning or origin. In order to avoid the pitfalls of incorrectly spelling a word you already know how to spell, pay attention to the following words that our, uh, i mean are, often misused.
Some examples include:
pair/pear your/you're
their/there/they're to/too/two
wail/whale past/passed
boar/bore meet/meat
weight/wait road/rode
our/are prey/pray