A commonly misused word is pour vs. pore.

Pore means to study intently.

Example: Bill and I would often squirrel away together after our last class together to pore over the notes we'd taken in Professor Barlow's sociology class.

Pour means to flow continuously or cause to flow continuously.

Examples: The waterfall poured down onto the rocks below. The waitress poured the iced tea into Gretchen's glass - and then down over her beautiful laced ivory dress, ruining it.

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