Tuesday, December 27, 2011

choir, quire, acquire

Choir or choir means a group of people who sing together--
The church choir taught the congregation a new hymn.
During her teen years, she sang in a choir.

Acquire or acquire ( rhymes with a choir ) means to get or obtain--
They didn't have the money to get a new car, so they tried to acquire one through barter.
He studied at night to acquire fluency in Spanish.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"The choir requested enough funds to acquire new robes."

Note--Quire or quire ( rhymes with choir ) means a sheaf of paper--to a bookbinder, 24 sheets bound together--
Each quire of a hardbound book may be sewn together.
Note # 2--"coir"  ( pronounced koyr ) means fiber from coconut husks, used to make rope and matting--
Her house had a lot of hanging plants and coir mats on the floor.
Note # 3--"require" ( ree choir ) means to insist on as necessary, or to need--
Will the restaurant require a jacket?
They will require a background check if you are offered the job.



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