Thursday, November 27, 2014

butter, but her

Butter or butter ( one word ) means the spread or cooking ingredient made from the fatty part of milk--
Please pass the butter.
Is this butter, or margarine?

But her or but her ( two words ) means except, or except for, [ something ] belonging to or concerning a female--
She wanted to come with us, but her mom said no.
She hoped for a scholarship, but her grades weren't good enough.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"She prefers butter, but her doctor said it isn't good for her."

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