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Monday, February 20, 2012

Take a Peak/Peek/Peke/Pique

If you’re afraid of heights and you and your pet find yourselves dropped atop Mount Blanc, taking a peek may pique your curiosity to look at the magnificent view from the peak with your peke. These italicized words are called homophones (they sound alike). They all are pronounced P-EE-K. Don’t ever misspell them again. You have been warned. Or are you afraid of The Grammar Anarchist too?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love this blog! Thanks for being the Grammar Anarchist!

Kathy

The Grammar Anarchist said...

Just today I found an email that read: “...sneek a peak at...”. Maybe a simple dyslexic moment at the keys? or was it? Be careful using those keys; they can be dangerous in hurried hands.