Grammar Bomb: BORE vs BOAR vs BOOR

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The boor of a superintendent didn’t cover the hole, and continued to bore into the rock; he didn’t notice the charging boar before it was too late.

 

bore {verb} [THINK: make a hole (o and e)]
boar {noun} [THINK: male pig (has a)]
boor {noun} [THINK: ill-mannered; obnoxious (all o’s)]

 

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