Confusables Entry 458 / 1011 60-second read

Miner vs. Minor

A digger of ore versus a child or small thing.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

A miner injury stopped play.

✓ Correct

A minor injury stopped play.

The ruleii

MINER = ore digger. MINOR = child / small.

MINER (ER) works in a mine. MINOR (OR) is under age or small in scale.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

MinER = workER. MinOR = smaller One."

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