Annoys or annoys is the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "annoy", meaning to irritate or get on the nerves of--
Stop it. That annoys people.
He annoys everyone when he hums.
A noise or a noise ( rhymes with annoys ) means one sound--
Did you hear a noise?
He heard a noise downstairs, and went to see what it was.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"It annoys him if anyone makes a noise while he is watching TV."
Note--"annoy" is a verb ( action word )--
I annoy, you annoy, he annoys, we are all annoying.
That annoyed him yesterday.
The noun ( thing or idea ) from of "annoy" is "annoyance"--
The least annoyance spoils his whole day.
Note # 2--"noise" is a noun ( thing or idea )--
They made a noise.
They made some noises.
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.
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Thursday, July 18, 2013
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