“He tried to pedal his software door-to-door.”
Confusables Entry 276 / 1011 60-second read
Pedal vs. Peddle
A foot lever versus selling goods.
The comparisoni
“He tried to peddle his software door-to-door.”
More examplesii
01
He pedaled faster to reach the summit.
He pedaled faster to reach the summit.
02
The startup is pedaling a new type of encryption.
The startup is peddling a new type of encryption.
The ruleiii
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PEDAL = a foot-operated lever (noun/verb).
They sound identical and both involve 'movement' or 'advancement' of some kind.
Memory aidiv
Remember it like this
You use a pedAl for a b-A-ke (bike). You ped-D-le for D-ollar bill-S.