Grammar Entry 662 / 1011 60-second read

Slight of hand vs. Sleight of hand

Skill, not insult.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

A slight of hand trick.

✓ Correct

A sleight of hand trick.

The ruleii

SLEIGHT (skill).

SLEIGHT is an archaic word meaning skill or dexterity. SLIGHT means small.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

SLEIGHT = SKILL.

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