"Fête" (with or without the circumflex) is definitely not a homophone for "feat," but I can see how someone might get the words confused. I did recently see someone use "feets" for "feats."
"Reign" vs. "rein." Usually seen mangling the expressions "to rein in" or "to give free rein." These are horseback riding terms; they refer to whether or not a rider (or driver) gives the animal(s) its (their) head or controls its (their) speed. To remember the correct usage of "reign," keep in mind that it's the last syllable of "sovereign." Oddly I don't usually see "rain" getting confused with the other two.
There's also "weather" vs. "whether." Let us not forget words commonly confused like "it's" vs. "its," "two" vs. "to" vs. "too," and "they're" vs. "there" vs. "their."
From a Pagan blog, we get: "altar" vs. "alter," "pour" vs. "pore" (I've seen this one in fanfics), "censer" (as in "incense burner") vs. "censor" (what the Federal government isn't supposed to do), and "immanent" vs. "imminent."
Hmm, there are a lot of not quite homophones, but still similar words that get confused frequently like "tenant" vs. "tenet," "prescribe" vs. "proscribe," and "imply" vs. "infer." Maybe we need a separate thread for those.
"Reign" vs. "rein." Usually seen mangling the expressions "to rein in" or "to give free rein." These are horseback riding terms; they refer to whether or not a rider (or driver) gives the animal(s) its (their) head or controls its (their) speed. To remember the correct usage of "reign," keep in mind that it's the last syllable of "sovereign." Oddly I don't usually see "rain" getting confused with the other two.
There's also "weather" vs. "whether." Let us not forget words commonly confused like "it's" vs. "its," "two" vs. "to" vs. "too," and "they're" vs. "there" vs. "their."
From a Pagan blog, we get: "altar" vs. "alter," "pour" vs. "pore" (I've seen this one in fanfics), "censer" (as in "incense burner") vs. "censor" (what the Federal government isn't supposed to do), and "immanent" vs. "imminent."
Hmm, there are a lot of not quite homophones, but still similar words that get confused frequently like "tenant" vs. "tenet," "prescribe" vs. "proscribe," and "imply" vs. "infer." Maybe we need a separate thread for those.