Confusables Entry 546 / 1011 60-second read

Pray vs. Prey

Worship versus the hunted.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

Hawks pray on mice.

✓ Correct

Hawks prey on mice.

The ruleii

PRAY = beseech. PREY = hunted.

PRAY with A asks something. PREY with E is eaten.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

prAy in churAh. prEy is EatEn."

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