Friday, August 10, 2012

wrote, rote

Wrote or wrote is the past tense ( yesterday, or some time ago ) of  "write", meaning to put words on paper or a screen--
He wrote a letter, but forgot to mail it.
She saved every paper she wrote in college.

Rote or rote ( rhymes with wrote ) means habit and routine, or memorization and repetition--
Modern educators frown on rote learning for young children.
At certain ages, children enjoy learning by rote.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"She wrote a paper about the use of rote learning in elementary school."

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