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Hew vs. Hue
Hew
/hjuː/Examples:
The artist will hew a new sculpture from the marble block.Settlers had to hew down trees to clear land for farming.He vowed to hew closely to the original design plan.
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Hue
/hjuː/Examples:
The artist favored hues in the red spectrum for this piece.Adjust the hue settings to make the image warmer or cooler.A soft blue hue cast a serene glow over the entire landscape.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Remember that hew can relate to cutting things physically, which usually requires effort and tools.
- Think of hue as referring to colors and the visual appeal or variety they provide.
- In hew, the w is like a saw or tool used to cut, just as w is shaped like a tool with its angular lines.
- Hue sounds like view, and both are things you appreciate with your eyes.
- "Hew" and "hew the wood" both share the sense of physical alteration; "hue" hints at variety without physical change.
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