04 June 2010

Usage you can use: /pɔr, poʊr/

Pour means to dump something out.

I tried to pour out the milk I found on the counter, but it fell out of the mug in a quivering chunk.

Pore means to study closely or scrutinize.

The new mother pored over her parenting books as if they contained useful information.

Get it right! Or I will judge you!

6 comments:

Consecutive Odds said...

Pore is also where zits happen...

Anonymous said...

Then there's the C/W song, "poor me, poor me, pour me another glass of whiskey..."

related, I'd say, to "long-neck bottle, let go my hand"

lisa said...

Those books aren't _that_ bad. ;)

Untamed Shrew said...

not to be confused with poor, the long /u/ sound in "loop", as in, "Blessed are the poor in spirit..."

I need 4 more girls, and I'm going to name them Jan, Jane, Jean, and Joan. Maybe one will be born in June.

Hemmer said...

It took me until "whiskey" to figure out C/W was not "contemporary worship." Shame, though, as CW could use a bit more whiskey. I'm sure there's a clever title to give such a "small group." Discerning the spirits? Spirit and truth?

Rebekah said...

:D