Words that sound the same when we speak may actually be two different words--which matters when we write them down. Spellcheck cannot help with this--it will show each word and the writer has to choose--to disambiguate them, if you will. I intend to update this daily, with another set of words it is possible to confuse, beginning with the simplest and most important. Questions and comments are welcome.
Monday, January 15, 2018
cox, cocks
Cox or cox means
Cocks or cocks ( rhymes with cox ) is the plural of cock, meaning a male chicken
Cocks may also be the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of cock, meaning to
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