“The jewelry was 24 carrot gold.”
Confusables Entry 1138 / 1350 60-second read
Carat vs. Carrot / Caret
A gem weight (or gold purity) versus the vegetable versus the editor's mark.
The comparisoni
“The jewelry was 24 carat gold. (Carrot is a vegetable; caret is the ^ mark.)”
The ruleii
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CARAT = gold. CARROT = veg. CARET = ^.
CARAT measures precious-stone weight or gold purity. CARROT is the orange root. CARET is the ^ mark used by editors or in programming.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
CarAT = gold. CarrOT = vegetable. CarET = edit mark.