Confusables Entry 481 / 1011 60-second read

Yoke vs. Yolk

A harness or burden versus the yellow of an egg.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

Break the yoke gently.

✓ Correct

Break the yolk gently.

The ruleii

YOKE = harness. YOLK = egg yellow.

YOKE (OK) is a wooden harness or figuratively a burden. YOLK (OLK) is the yellow of an egg.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

yOLk has an L — yeLLow."

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