Saturday, October 13, 2012

Confused Words


Strait and Straight

Strait means narrow, closed, passage, channel, canal, etc.
Straight means direct, upright, at once, right, plain, frank, without curves, etc.

The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea.
After the party, they headed straight to the airport.
The road was long and straight.

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