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Timber vs. Timbre
Timber
/ˈtɪmbə/Examples:
"It's the municipal workers clearing away the charred timbers.'Then we get a bit of timber in, Sir,' retorted Brass.Some houses had been buttressed with burned, blackened timbers.
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Timbre
/ˈtæmbə/Examples:
The timbre of her voice was soothing and mellifluous.He could discern the distinct timbre of each instrument.Tuning the piano altered its rich, resonant timbre.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Think of timber as related to trees or wood, like how you yell Timber! when a tree falls.
- Timbre is related to sound, like the unique tone of a musical instrument or voice.
- Remember that timber has an extra b, just like board, which is made of wood.
- Timbre is pronounced like tam-ber, which might remind you of tambourine, an instrument with a unique sound.
- Visualize timber with trees and timbre with waveforms or musical notes.
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