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Exercise #779: Hodge Podge
Posted 10/12/18

Today we have some homophones, words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have very different meanings. Pick a pair and write!

jeans - genes
aero - arrow
plain - plane
heir - air
dear - deer
prey - pray
board - bored
write - right
due - dew
carrot - karat

Critiquers, along with the usual technical critique, you might note how well the SUB tied to the choice.

Word limit: 1200
Please use the subject line
     SUB: Exercise #779/yourname

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