“Let’s device a plan.”
Confusables Entry 399 / 1011 60-second read
Device vs. Devise
A gadget versus to invent.
The comparisoni
“Let’s devise a plan.”
The ruleii
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DEVICE (noun). DEVISE (verb).
DEVICE with a C is a thing — a tool or gadget. DEVISE with an S is a verb meaning to plan or invent.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
DEVICE = Contraption. DEVISE = Scheme.