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Right vs. Wright

Right

/raɪt/
Correct or appropriate in a given context, or related to direction opposite of left

Examples:

I will see you righted.'You belong by rights to girls like Lizzie Connolly.'Reads all right.

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Wright

A person who crafts or constructs something, like poems or buildings.

Examples:

The playwright won the prize for his debut play.Our neighborhood hired a skilled wheelwright recently.The shipwrights gathered to plan the boat's construction.

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Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • "Wright" is a noun and often refers to a maker or builder, like in playwright.
  • "Right" is an adjective meaning correct or a direction opposite of left.
  • Remember Playwright, the person who writes plays, contains wright, which links to crafting or making.
  • The term "right" also relates to moral correctness or legality, as in human rights.
  • The spelling of "wright" includes "w", hinting at its association with writing or crafting.
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