“The score was tide at halftime.”
Confusables Entry 1136 / 1350 60-second read
Tide vs. Tied
The ocean's rhythm versus past of TIE.
The comparisoni
“The score was tied at halftime.”
The ruleii
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TIDE = ocean. TIED = past of TIE.
TIDE is the rise and fall of the sea — or a current, as in "turn the tide." TIED is the past tense of TIE.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
TIdE in the sea. TIEd a knot.