“The hawk circled its pray.”
Confusables Entry 413 / 1011 60-second read
Pray vs. Prey
To entreat versus the hunted.
The comparisoni
“The hawk circled its prey.”
The ruleii
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PRAY = entreat. PREY = the hunted.
PRAY (with A) is to address a deity or plead. PREY (with E) is what a predator hunts — or a victim.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
PrAy in churAh (A shape like hands). PrEy is what’s EatEn.