PAIR vs. PEAR

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Today is the fourth lesson of five Daily Vitamins about pairs of homophones in English. As we pointed out before, a homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and a different spelling.

Today's homophones are: PAIR and PEAR

Meaning of PAIR (noun): a set of two things used together or regarded as a unit or an article consisting of two joined or corresponding parts not used separately.

Example 1: I left my pair of gloves in the kitchen. Can you please go get them and bring them to me?

Example 2: Yesterday I bought a new pair of jeans, but the first day I wore them I realized that they were too big. I need to return them for a smaller size. 

Meaning of PAIR (verb): to put together or join to form a pair.

Example 3: During the meeting, the CEO paired members of the marketing department with members from the sales team.

Meaning of PEAR: according to the Cambridge online dictionary, a pear is "a sweet fruit, usually with a green skin and a lot of juice, that has a round base and is slightly pointed towards the stem."

Example 4: On New Year's Eve, we usually prepare pears poached in red wine. They are delicious.

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