“He dazzled us with slight of hand.”
Confusables Entry 467 / 1011 60-second read
Sleight vs. Slight
Dexterity versus small or an insult.
The comparisoni
“He dazzled us with sleight of hand.”
The ruleii
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SLEIGHT = dexterity. SLIGHT = small / insult.
SLEIGHT (EIGH) means dexterity, almost always with "of hand." SLIGHT (IGH) means small or an insult.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
slEIght of hand — magician spells."