Thursday, June 18, 2015

she, shea, shay

She or she is the third person singular pronoun, used as a substitute for the name of  a particular female, or to refer to a particular female--
Mary called; she won't be home until later.
This is our little girl; she is five years old.

Shea or shea ( pronounced to rhyme with she, or with hay ) is an African tree; the seeds are used to make personal care products and candles--
Shea butter is a commonly used as an ingredient in lotions and shampoos.
Try something with shea butter in it; that might help.

Shay or shay is a type of one-horse carriage, meant to carry two people--
"Have you heard of the wonderful one-hoss shay..."
They drove through town in a shay decorated with flowers.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"She put shea butter on her face before they went out in the restored old shay."

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