Due to a glue spill, the stationery was stationary
stake, steak
stake means a long, slender, pointed piece of wood
steak means a slice of beef for broiling
stationary, stationery
stationary means incapable of being moved
stationery means writing materials
steal, steel
steal means to rob
steel means iron hardened with carbon
The sun shone on my son at the beach
son, sun
son means a person’s male offspring
sun means the star which the earth revolves around
staid, stayed
staid means serious
stayed means remained in place
stair, stare
stair means a series of steps
stare means to look fixedly at someone or something
The poor soul had no sole left on his shoes
soared, sword
soared means the past tense of flying with little effort
sword means a long-bladed weapon
sole, soul
sole means the bottom of a shoe
soul means the essence of a person
some, sum
some means an indefinite quantity
sum means the result of addition
It would be hard to soar with sore wings
sleight, slight
sleight means dexterity (sleight of hand)
slight means slender
slew, slue, slough
slew means a large number
slue means to turn something sharply
slough means a shallow lake or swamp
soar, sore
soar means to fly with little effort
sore means painfully sensitive
Many sighs came from the size of the problem
side, sighed
side means a flat surface of a three-dimensional object
sighed means that someone expelled air from their lungs in frustration
sighs, size
sighs means that several people expelled air from their lungs in frustration
size means the magnitude of something
slay, sleigh
slay means to kill
sleigh means a vehicle with runners
Try to shear that sheer fabric with this tool
shear, sheer
shear means to cut
sheer means thin or transparent fabric
shoe, shoo
shoe means a protective covering for a foot
shoo means to tell someone or something to leave
shone, shown
shone means to have emitted light
shown means to have displayed
Does your reply subject me to confusion?
Think before you reply to that email. Does the subject still apply?
I know I have been in email conversations where I received an email where the subject no longer applied. Then if I decide to file it for future reference, the subject won’t help me find it. The solution for me is to change the subject to one that is meaningful before filing it.
Also, please avoid using an old email to start a new topic without cleaning out the old text.
For more email ettiquette tips, I recommend 101 Email Etiquette Tips. Please pay special attention to #15, 40, 62, 87, 90 & 93.
Sew the hole in the bag so we can sow seeds
seas, sees, seize
seas means mulitple large bodies of salty water
sees means a person perceives with the eye
seize means to capture
serf, surf
serf means a semifree peasant
surf means ocean waves at the beach
sew, so, sow
sew means to attach fabric pieces with thread
so means in order that
sow means to plant seeds
I could see the sea from the hotel
scull, skull
scull means a type of oar
skull means the bones of the head
sea, see
sea means a large body of salty water
see means to perceive via the eye and brain
seam, seem
seam means a folded back and stitched piece of fabric
seem means to appear to be something
The sail fabric was for sale
rye, wry
rye means a type of grain
wry means dryly humorous
sail, sale
sail means fabric attached to a boat to catch the wind
sale means an exchange of goods
scene, seen
scene means the location of an event
seen means the past tense of see