CITE: to bring to one's notice as an example. She cited a dictionary entry as proof of the correct spelling of the word.

SITE: (n or v) a location, or to situate something. This building site is sited along the river.

SIGHT: One of the five senses; vision. The sight of the site of her new home thrilled her.

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Whoever did the closed captioning for this show gets ALL the points for using the spelling "trouper" for the saying "You're a trouper."

It's the same spelling as for the sense of a member of a theatrical troupe. #GUMmyStuff #HomophoneHell

Sorry, but when I see "headcannon" I see a gigantic piece of artillery worn as a hat.

What you want there is "headcanon." As in the canon in your head.

Not on it.

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Apologies for the poor picture quality of one of my favorite laptop stickers, but I know some of you will appreciate it. #GUMmyStuff #ThereTheirTheyre #HomophoneHell

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PEAK is the top of something, usually pointy. Mountains have peaks, as do roofs. We whip meringue or cream to "soft peaks" or perhaps "stiff peaks" (but watch the cream, as it will turn to butter rather quickly at that point).

PEEK is a look, a glance, often done shyly or surreptitiously. Remember that SEE has two Es and so does PEEK.

I stopped counting the number of times I see one of these misused for the other. They'll keep us copy editors employed. 1/

WHALING: the act of hunting whales; also, the act of thrashing someone, defeating someone (as in "They really whaled on that jerk")

WAILING: crying, making mournful sounds; also used to describe a quality of sound, as in "wailing saxophone"

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