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Как произносится sail vs sale

Ключевой фонетический контраст

Homophones (⁄seɪl⁄): ‘sail’ is cloth catching wind on a ship; ‘sale’ is exchanging goods for payment.

Различие: Homophones: identical ⁄seɪl⁄

sail

⁄seɪl⁄

Слоги

SAIL

Определение:

A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.

“When we haue laught to ſee the ſailes conceiue / And grow big bellied with the wanton winde; […]”

sale

⁄seɪl⁄

Слоги

SALE

Определение:

An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.

“He celebrated after the sale of company.”

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Difference between sail and sale?

Homophones (⁄seɪl⁄): ‘sail’ is cloth catching wind on a ship; ‘sale’ is exchanging goods for payment.

Syllable stress in sail vs sale?

"sail" has 1 syllables (sail). "sale" has 1 syllables (sale).

Why are sail and sale easily confused?

Homophones: identical ⁄seɪl⁄

Example sentences for sail and sale?

"sail": When we haue laught to ſee the ſailes conceiue / And grow big bellied with the wanton winde; […] "sale": He celebrated after the sale of company.