“Sou” or “Sue”—Which to use?

“Sou” or “Sue”

Overview

sou / sue 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

sou: (noun) a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money.

sue: (noun) French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857).

Pronunciation

sou: NA

sue: s·UW

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Examples in Context

Examples of “sou”

"Kommati Ap' Tin Kardia Sou" was released to radio stations…
…performed "Kommati Ap' Tin Kardia Sou" as well as a snippet…
1993: Konta Sou Ego
2003: Kali Sou Tichi
Kommati Ap' Tin Kardia Sou

Examples of “sue”

…and that they intended to sue StartEngine over unreturned fees.
…Story and Shake A Shake Sue.
…which Bosnia unsuccessfully tried to sue Serbia for genocide, because they…
In 2007 Pivar attempted to sue Seed Media, whose ScienceBlogs hosted…
Palomino Sue hails from Abilene, Texas.
…says that the company could sue Roberto Jefferson.
…ace Jimmy McGriff recorded for Sue Records before moving on to…
Supporting characters included Palomino Sue, Wee Willie Weehawken, citizens of…
Sue Devaney as Liz Harker (until…
Susan Mary "Sue" Platt (born 4 October 1940)…

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