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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which sentence has used the correct homophone? Since Jenny was flying to Miami, she tried to pear down her luggage to the bare minimum. Since Jenny was flying to Miami, she tried to pair down her luggage to the bare minimum. Since Jenny was flying to Miami, she tried to payor down her luggage to the bare minimum. Since Jenny was flying to Miami, she tried to pare down her luggage to the bare minimum.

OpenStudy (lena772):

A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning, and may differ in spelling.

OpenStudy (lena772):

Pare - to slim down, reduce. I think she wanted to reduce her luggage to make it minimum. So D.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (lena772):

Yup. Please close the question.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'd also say D

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