Tuesday, July 26, 2016

pour us, porous

Pour us or pour us ( two words ) means to set liquid flowing or moving, as into a glass or container ( pour ) for the speaker and one or more others ( us ) --
Innkeeper, pour us another libation!
Ask her to pour us some coffee.

Porous or porous ( one word ) means full of small holes, through which air or water may pass --
The surface is porous; we'll have to seal it.
This rock is porous, and easily broken.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He meant to pour us a beer, but he spilled it on the porous floor, and it just disappeared."

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