Grammar Lesson: Peek/Peak/Pique

Friday, May 22, 2009

Peek=to take a quick look.

Have a peek at this document to make sure there are no errors.
She was peeking through the hole in the fence.

Peak=summit, pinnacle

I reached the peak of the mountain and felt like barfing.
Friday at 5:00 was the peak of my week.

Pique=to arouse an emotion or reaction
I've got something here to pique your interest. It's located in my pants.
Her appetite was piqued by the cupcake display. Om nom nom.

SERIOUSLY. STUDY AND LEARN. THE CONFUSION BETWEEN THE THREE IS UNACCEPTABLE.

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6 comments

  1. ChrisMay 22, 2009 at 7:11 PM

    Please do their/there/they're next! UGHHHHHHHHH KILL ME. Grammar is my living. :)

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  2. Sarah GlovaMay 22, 2009 at 7:47 PM

    coming soon... the difference between there, their, and they're.

    :) I'm also grammar obsessed... and although I still make mistakes, the simple ones (your vs. you're! ugh!) drive me crazyyyyyy.

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  3. AubreyMay 22, 2009 at 8:53 PM

    People making errors like that drive me crazy!

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  4. GingerMay 22, 2009 at 9:48 PM

    I second that with there/their/they're!

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  5. AnonymousMay 26, 2009 at 10:06 AM

    I am also one to notice grammar mistakes and it drives me nuts how some people can't make the difference between there/their/they're and your/you're. It's so easy! I don't even have to think about it to get it right!

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  6. redbullfanaticMay 26, 2009 at 4:03 PM

    DUDE....it pisses me off when people write "alot" instead of a lot...it's TWO words!!!

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