SIGHT = SITE = CITE | ENGLISH VOCABULARY

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Rachel's English


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These three words are pronounced the same and  I've noticed people mixing them up in writing.  
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Let's sort them out. This word 'cite', C-I-T-E.  It's the verb form of citation. This is when,  
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for example, you're writing a paper and  you've quoted someone else or you've used  
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someone else's ideas. You need to cite that.  You can put that source in your bibliography.  
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Don't just take credit for their ideas, cite  them.
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S-I-G-H-T. See. My eyesight isn't great so I have to wear glasses when I read.
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And finally, S-I-T-E. This can mean the space  
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where something is going to be built,  a construction site, for example. Or,  
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we're building a new Rachel's English headquarters  but we haven't found the right site yet.
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Sight
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Cite
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