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“Righting” or “Writing”

righting / writing 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

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

righting

  • verbmake reparations or amends for.
  • verbput in or restore to an upright position.
  • verbregain an upright or proper position.

writing r·AY·t·ih·ng

  • nounthe act of creating written works.
  • nounthe work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect).
  • noun(usually plural) the collected work of an author.
  • nounletters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language.
  • nounthe activity of putting something in written form.
Usage

Examples in context

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“righting”

  • "She's dedicated her life to righting the wrongs of the system.
  • be a compensatory form of righting the wrong.
  • Heritage Sites: Writing Culture and Righting Wrongs.” International Journal of Heritage

“writing”

  • Owens-Corning.1938 XerographyXerography, which means "dry writing" in Greek, is a process
  • Republic of Singapore Air Force, writing an article in the Military
  • as a prolific freelance writer, writing on everything that was particularly
  • Writing process and recording
  • Writing in December 2017 for It's
  • of Mosaics (a series of writing textbooks) published in 1998 by
  • He also directs Tulane's Creative Writing Program.
  • in New Orleans and is writing a book about his experiences
  • and a MA in creative writing in 1975.
  • In 1979, while writing and charting records for the

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