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“You'll” or “Yule”

you'll / yule 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.

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Definitions

What each term means

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

you'll y·UW·l

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

yule y·UW·l

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“you'll”

  • …real and it validates the content."
  • …sheer looniness of the comedy here."
  • …You Never Knew About Lemony Snicket.
  • …instead; you'll be much better off."
  • …to that other stinky glue stuff."
  • …off for a bit more fun.
  • …hinted from behind the overcast sky."
  • …after Ferrari, from A to Z.
  • …dead on the fortress wall !
  • Blink & You'll Miss It

“yule”

  • …played during WPIX television's annual Yule Log program on Christmas Eve…
  • Ian Yule as Harvey
  • …born from the Goddess at Yule, grows in power at the…
  • Doug Yule (of Velvet Underground)
  • …Barnes, Bill Fox, Dave Johnston, Yule Kilcher and his son Otto,…
  • As noted above, Yule Kilcher, Dave Johnston, Vin Hoeman,…
  • George Udny Yule
  • …and replacing him with Doug Yule in September 1968.
  • …Alan Partridge: Knowing Me, Knowing Yule (BBC Audiobooks, 1998)
  • …of a dentist, Dr Robert Yule.

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