“I need to pour over these logs to find the error.”
Confusables Entry 288 / 1011 60-second read
Pore vs. Pour
To study something closely versus the flow of a liquid.
The comparisoni
“I need to pore over these logs to find the error.”
More examplesii
01
We poured over the documentation for hours.
We pored over the documentation for hours.
02
The rain began to pore down.
The rain began to pour down.
The ruleiii
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PORE = to study or read intently (verb).
In debugging, you often 'pore over' data, but because 'pour' is a more common word, it's often used incorrectly.
Memory aidiv
Remember it like this
You PORE over books to become a ex-P-ert.