Wednesday, December 21, 2011

slay, sleigh

Slay or slay means to kill a person--
The vikings were taught to slay their enemies without remorse.
Even the worst criminal would refuse to slay a family member.
To "slay" someone is also an old-fashioned slang expression for making someone laugh--
That's too funny. You slay me!

Sleigh or sleigh ( rhymes with slay ) means a carriage or wagon with runners on the bottom, to be pulled through the snow by a horse or draft animal--
"Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh..."
They found an old sleigh in the barn, and are waiting for some snow to try it out.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"The part where the sleigh is used to slay the yeti never fails to slay the audience."

Note--"slay" is a verb ( action word ), so its third person singular ( he, she, it ) form is "slays"--
Wait for the part where he slays them with a jawbone.
"Sleigh" is a noun ( thing or idea ). Its plural ( more than one ) form is "sleighs"--
They hoped to get several sleighs to make a winter party.
Note # 2--The past tense ( yesterday, or some time ago ) of "slay" is "slew"--
The hero slew many of the enemy's soldiers.
Note # 3--"Slain" is a participle ( used with a helper verb ) of "slay"--
The hero had slain many before the battle was over.
Note #4--"sley" ( rhymes with slay ) means a part of a loom, used for weaving, or the warp ( up and down ) count in woven fabrics--
The sley of this fabric is loose; it won't wear well.

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