Saturday 7 May 2016

Confusables

  • bète = bait
  • bête = beast
(è = open e; ê = long e)

  • mater = to tire out
  • mâter = to stand upright
(a = short a; â = long a)

  • matîn = morning
  • mâtîn = rascal
(a = short a; â = long a)

  • mat = tired
  • mât = mast
(a = short a; â = long a)

  • râcoter = to kindle
  • racôter = to approach coast
(â = long a; ô = long o)

  • êlaîsi = to widen
  • êlouaîssi = to loosen

  • du = of the
  • dû = hard
(u = short u; û = long u)

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