Tuesday, November 24, 2015

doze, does

Doze or doze means to sleep or nap, in a light or fitful way--
He begins to doze whenever he sits still; it's embarrassing.
Don't doze in class; pay attention!

Does or does ( rhymes with doze ) is the plural ( more than one ) of "doe", a female deer--
Look, two does with their fauns.
You may see three or four does at the back of the field.

Doe's or doe's ( rhymes with doze ) is the possessive form of "doe", used to describe something that belongs to a doe--
I can still see the white of the doe's tail, even in the woods.
We could hear the doe's ears flapping as she ran past.

Doe's might also be a contraction ( a short, informal form ) of "doe is"--
The doe's eating the bread we left for her.

Dough's or dough's  is a possessive form of "dough", the batter used to make bread or some baked goods--
The dough's temperature is important.
I can't seem to get the dough's consistency right.

Dough's might also be a contraction of "dough is", meaning bread batter, or money--
The dough's ready when it is twice the size it was before.
This cookie dough's tasty even when it's raw.
People say the dough's not the issue, but I think it is.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He began to doze, and woke to find that two does had nibbled at the dough's edge."

Note--"does" ( rhymes with "buzz" ) is the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "do", meaning  to perform, execute, practice, or make--
She does yoga every morning.




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