“He turned the chair legs on a lath.”
Confusables Entry 522 / 1011 60-second read
Lath vs. Lathe
A thin wood strip versus a turning machine.
The comparisoni
“He turned the chair legs on a lathe.”
The ruleii
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LATH = wood strip. LATHE = machine.
LATH is a thin strip of wood. LATHE is the machine used to turn wood or metal.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Add an E for the machinE."