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| − | A '''princip<big>le</big>''' is an underlying idea, or a moral belief, etc. A '''princip<big>al</big>''' is either a | + | These two [[homophone]]s {{Bridges}}. |
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| + | Don't confuse '''principal''' and '''principle'''. | ||
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| + | *A '''princip<big>le</big>''' (always a [[noun]]) is an underlying idea, or a moral belief, etc.<br> | ||
| + | *A '''princip<big>al</big>''' is either | ||
| + | **a [[noun]] meaning a head, a senior person in an organization or unit (e.g. the Head of a school or the Head of Maths within it); or | ||
| + | **an [[adjective]] describing the most important thing, e.g. 'The '''principal''' point in this lecture is ....'. | ||
[[category:homophones]][[category:spelling common errors]] | [[category:homophones]][[category:spelling common errors]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:18, 7 January 2019
These two homophones form one of the sets of homophones listed by the then Poet Laureate Robert Bridges.
(For more, see Bridges homophones). AWE has a category listing our articles on each of these..
Don't confuse principal and principle.
- A principle (always a noun) is an underlying idea, or a moral belief, etc.
- A principal is either
