“The presents of a celebrity lifted the room.”
Confusables Entry 414 / 1011 60-second read
Presents vs. Presence
Gifts versus being there.
The comparisoni
“The presence of a celebrity lifted the room.”
The ruleii
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PRESENTS = gifts. PRESENCE = being there.
PRESENTS (TS) is the plural of present — gifts. PRESENCE (CE) is the state of being in a place.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
PresenCE = presenCE (being there). PresenTS = presenTS (gifTS).