“Her coat was holy after years of wear.”
Confusables Entry 451 / 1011 60-second read
Holy vs. Holey / Wholly
Sacred versus full of holes versus completely.
The comparisoni
“Her coat was holey after years of wear.”
The ruleii
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HOLY = sacred. HOLEY = full of holes. WHOLLY = completely.
HOLY is sacred. HOLEY has holes. WHOLLY means completely.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
HolEY has hOlEs. HOLy is pIous."