Prince or prince means a royal male, usually the son or grandson of the king and queen--
The British have a new prince.
The prince and princess lived happily ever after.
Prince may mean, informally, an outstanding person--
His co-workers considered him a prince among men.
Thanks, you're a prince.
Prince may be used as a title or honorific--
They love to watch the play about Prince Hal.
Prince Charles will be Charles III one day.
Prints or prints ( rhymes with prince ) may be the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "print", meaning to make an image through electronic, mechanical, or artistic means--
He rarely prints anything, so we won't need the printer.
He prints handbills on an old-fashioned printing press.
She made those prints by carving a potato.
Prints may also be the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "print", meaning to write in block letters ( like type ), instead of using handwriting or cursive--
He always prints because his handwriting is so hard to decipher.
She prints in big block letters, like a third grader.
Prints may also be the plural ( more than one ) form of "print", meaning an image made by electronic, mechanical or artistic means--
These prints are overexposed.
He is having some prints framed for the living room wall.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"Do you think these prints of the new prince are good enough to publish?"
Note--"print" may be a verb ( action word )--
I print, you print, he prints, we are all printing.
We printed that yesterday.
"Print" may also be a noun ( thing or idea )--
This print is good, but those prints are bad.
Note # 2--"prince" is a noun ( thing or idea )--
The new prince is a cousin to the other princes.
One prince, two princes, one princess, two princesses.
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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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
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