Confusables Entry 284 / 1011 60-second read

Plain vs. Plane

Simple/flat land versus an aircraft or a flat surface.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

He explained it in plane English.

✓ Correct

He explained it in plain English.

The ruleii

PLAIN = simple, clear, or flat grass land.

Homophones.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Pl-AI-n = Cl-AI-r (Clear).

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