Showing posts with label she. Show all posts
Showing posts with label she. Show all posts

Thursday, June 18, 2015

she, shea, shay

She or she is the third person singular pronoun, used as a substitute for the name of  a particular female, or to refer to a particular female--
Mary called; she won't be home until later.
This is our little girl; she is five years old.

Shea or shea ( pronounced to rhyme with she, or with hay ) is an African tree; the seeds are used to make personal care products and candles--
Shea butter is a commonly used as an ingredient in lotions and shampoos.
Try something with shea butter in it; that might help.

Shay or shay is a type of one-horse carriage, meant to carry two people--
"Have you heard of the wonderful one-hoss shay..."
They drove through town in a shay decorated with flowers.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"She put shea butter on her face before they went out in the restored old shay."