Aloud vs allowed: top tips to remember the difference
ALOUD vs ALLOWED: which is which? Tips and tricks to remember the difference.
ALOUD and ALLOWED are easy to confuse. The fact that the two words sound the same – they’re homophones – means people commonly mix them up.
Here are my simple tips to remember the difference between ALOUD and ALLOWED.
ALOUD means out loud. Remember that this spelling ends in LOUD.
“I’m just thinking ALOUD.”
ALLOWED means permitted. Remember it starts with ALLOW.
“You are ALLOWED to read ALOUD.”
In its verb form, ALLOWED is that past tense of ALLOW.
“She ALLOWED him to read ALOUD.”
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ALOUD vs ALLOWED. Excerpt from The Little Book of Confusables by Sarah Townsend.
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Peak, peek or pique: simple tips to remember the difference
Peak vs peek vs pique: do you know the difference? These tips will show you how to use these commonly confused words.
Years ago there was an account on Twitter that automatically responded when people spelled ‘sneak PEEK‘ as ‘sneak PEAK‘.
I’m kinda disappointed it no longer exists (changing the world, one spelling tweet at a time is right up my streat… sorry – street).
But there’s no doubt these tricksy spellings are easy to confuse. Here are my top tips to remember the difference between PEEK and PEAK… with PIQUE thrown in for good measure.
When to use PEAK
It’s easy to remember that the PEAK is the top or pinnacle of something. Just think of the A being like the top of a mountain.
When to use PEEK
A PEEK is a cheeky glance (or peep).
Think of the two EEs in CHEEKY, and the two EEs in PEEK – or like two eyes peeping.
When to use PIQUE
PIQUE means to arouse curiosity, or to make someone angry.
You might do something in a fit of PIQUE, but never ‘a fit of PEEK‘ or ‘a fit of PEAK‘ – though you need to be fit to climb a PEAK (sorry – couldn’t resist).
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PEAK vs PEEK vs PIQUE. Excerpt from The Little Book of Confusables by Sarah Townsend.
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