Showing posts with label flow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flow. Show all posts

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Confused Words


Pour and Pore

Pour means to spill, flow, dispense, transfer, etc.
Pore means hole, aperture, ponder, etc.

He poured the water into the jar.
The rain poured quite heavily.
The rock had many pores in it.
He pored over last night’s events.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Confused Words


Sale and Sail

Sale means selling, deal, trade, retailing, etc.
Sail means navigate, drift, flow, travel, etc.

That house is up for sale.
They sailed in the luxury liner.