“El” or “Ell”

Overview

el / ell are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

el: NA

ell: (noun) an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.

Pronunciation

el: EH·l

ell: EH·l

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Examples in Context

Examples of “el”

Former newscaster at KTVE-TV (El Dorado/Monroe) from 1979 to 1983.
…Segunda División B side CD El Ejido, for one year.
Hipódromo Camarero, formerly known as El Nuevo Comandante, is a horse…
Category:Elections in El Salvador
…at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California.
…to 2019–20 Primera División de El Salvador
El Manzano
…Luis Baltazar Ramírez) will be El Salvador's Segunda División de Fútbol
He acquired paintings by El Greco, Claude Monet, Rembrandt, and…
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Examples of “ell”

Kelly's restoration began with the reconstruction…
…rear is a 1-1/2 story ell with a monitor roof, which…
…is a 2 1/2-story, brick dwelling with a 2-story rear ell…
The dwelling's central hall floor plan has…
…roof, Late Victorian style frame dwelling with a two-story, gable-roof rear
…minority students, English Language Learners (ELL) and students with Special Needs.
…was built in a perpendicular ell to the rest of the
…of the house, a -story ell, was built between about 1830…
…works, which appear listed in ELL, 4 (1998), 261-271.
A single-story ell extends to the rear.

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