Confusables Entry 573 / 1011 60-second read

Tour vs. Tore

A trip versus past of tear.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

She toured the envelope open.

✓ Correct

She tore the envelope open.

The ruleii

TOUR = trip. TORE = past of tear.

TOUR (OU) is a trip. TORE (OR+E) is the past of tear.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Trip = tOUr."

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