Paws - pause
From Hull AWE
Paws and pause are two homophones (both pronounced IPA: /pɔːz/) that can be confused, by tired students - and by the spellchecker!
- Paws is the plural form of the noun paw. This means the foot of an animal, usually a mammal. More particularly, it is the softer part of the foot.
Do not confuse them. Most students are more likely to want pause than the other - although students in biological areas, like veterinary science, may use paws more often.
You may need to look at Pore - pour - paw for another common error.