Confusables Entry 421 / 1011 60-second read

Mail vs. Male

Letters versus men.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

He opened the male.

✓ Correct

He opened the mail.

The ruleii

MAIL = post. MALE = man.

MAIL (AI) is what arrives in envelopes. MALE (AL+E) refers to men or boys.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

mAIl arrives. mAL+E is a gender."

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