Difference between revisions of "Staid - stayed"
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| − | These two [[homophones]] are sometimes confused. They | + | These two [[homophones]] - both pronounced {{IPA|steɪd}} - are sometimes confused. They shouldn't be. |
| − | *'''Stayed''' is the commoner word. It is the past tense and the past participle of the verb '''to stay'''. Examples: | + | *'''Stayed''' is the commoner word. It is the past tense and the past participle of the verb '''to stay'''. Examples: 'he stayed with his parents last night'; 'I have often stayed in Wales'; 'the mast is stayed with guy-ropes against the wind'. |
| − | *'''Staid''' is the less usual word. It is an adjective with the meaning of | + | *'''Staid''' is the less usual word. It is an adjective with the meaning of 'dull' 'nt very exciting' 'et in one' ways' It might be used with a sense of faint disapproval: 'hey live a very staid life - thy never go out’, or ‘it is often believed that librarians are very staid people’. |
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Revision as of 11:51, 14 June 2015
These two homophones - both pronounced IPA: /steɪd/ - are sometimes confused. They shouldn't be.
- Stayed is the commoner word. It is the past tense and the past participle of the verb to stay. Examples: 'he stayed with his parents last night'; 'I have often stayed in Wales'; 'the mast is stayed with guy-ropes against the wind'.
- Staid is the less usual word. It is an adjective with the meaning of 'dull' 'nt very exciting' 'et in one' ways' It might be used with a sense of faint disapproval: 'hey live a very staid life - thy never go out’, or ‘it is often believed that librarians are very staid people’.
