Wednesday, October 19, 2011

hole, whole

Hole or hole means the empty space that is left when you take something away--
There's a hole in the bucket.
It took a long time to dig a hole to plant the tree.
There's a hole in my shoe.
He covered the hole in the wall with a picture.

Whole or whole ( rhymes with hole ) means complete or entire--all of something--
I can't believe we ate the whole pizza.
Do you want a whole sandwich, or a half of one?
He's been gone for a whole day.

Now that you know that you can say-
"My whole outfit was ruined by the hole in my jacket."
"The whole thing looked perfect until I noticed the hole."

Note--"wholly" is often used as to mean "entirely"--
That's not wholly accurate.
"Holey" means having a lot of holes--the way a teen or child might say it--
My socks are holey. I need some new ones.
Not to be confused with "holy", meaning sacred, as in a church artifact, or a religious thing or idea--
Christmas is a holy day to many people.
 Note #2--"holly" ( rhymes with dolly ) is the green plant with red berries you see in Christmas decorations--
"Haul out the holly, put up the tree... "

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