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Smooth vs. Smoothe
Smooth
/smuːð/Examples:
Oliver's pillow was smoothed by gentle hands that night.The water became smoother, but it did not become calmer.All the rest, in speculation at least, was perfectly smooth.
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Smoothe
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Smooth is the standard form used almost universally, not the trendy or alternate spelling smoothe.
- Remember smoothe has an extra e which is uncommon in the modern spelling of the word.
- Smooth can be both an adjective and verb, while smoothe as a verb feels archaic or non-standard.
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