Confusables Entry 102 / 1011 60-second read

Cite vs. Sight vs Site

Referencing versus vision versus a location.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The web sight is down.

✓ Correct

The website is down.

The ruleii

CITE = to quote or reference.

Triple homophones. 'Cite' and 'Site' are often swapped in academic and tech writing.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

SIte = s-I-tuated. CIte = C-itation.

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