Peak v Pique v Peek
August 19, 2018What is the difference between peak, pique and peek? Peak is the top of something, pique refers to intriguing someone, and peek means to look.
Category: Homophones
Stock v Stalk
August 19, 2018What’s the difference between stock and stalk? Stock has a variety of references (wares, a place of public punishment, your ancestry, or the verb of stocking shelves), but it is commonly used incorrectly (“he stocks my Instagram profile” = wrong). Think of…
Coupe v Coup v Coop
August 19, 2018Coupe refers to a vehicle. Coup, while not a true homophone because the P is silent, refers to a seizure of power – a strike or move. And a coop… Well, a coop is where chickens live and poop.
