• SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Pallet and palette are homophones, but the different words have distinctly different meanings.

    The problem is the pervasive proliferation of improper phrasing

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      3 months ago

      Wrong. Look up the definitions. They literally reference each other as same.

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        Nope.

        Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages · Learn more pal·let1 noun a straw mattress. a crude or makeshift bed. Tip Similar-sounding words pallet is sometimes confused with palette