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Confusables Entry 1134 / 1350 60-second read

Sail vs. Sale

A boat's sheet or to travel by boat versus a commercial offer.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

We went to the sail at the mall.

✓ Correct

We went to the sale at the mall.

The ruleii

SAIL = boat. SALE = selling.

SAIL is the boat's sheet, or the act of travelling by boat. SALE is the transaction or the discount event.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

SaiL runs with the wind. SalE sells.

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