Predictive text : glue and gluh

I typed in gluh wein which I presume is German, meaning a warm wine. In English you might say a grog, hot toddy, hot punch, mulled wine. Predictive text suggested glue win. If you are fast enough you can click on the X after the suggested word to stop that word replacing the one you have typed.

Glue - substance which sticks one object to another (can be used metaphorically - eg I was glued to his words)
Glühwein - literally glow wine, warm wine
gluh
wein German for wine
wine - alcoholic drink made from grapes
win verb, or noun, to win, opposite of lose a competition


Angela Lansbury, writer, teacher, author, speaker.

Soundalikes: hose and hoes, who knows the no's?

Who knows the difference between hose and hose?

hoes, hose - agricultural implement, stockings
Knows, no's, noes, nose - verb, number or plural of no, plural of no votes, part of face
loos, lose - slang for toilet, verb for person losing items which are lost
rose, rows - garden flower, planted in neat lines or rows
toes, tows - ten toes on your two feet, who tows the boat along?
throes, throws - in the throes, or middle twists of torment,  present tense, third person, throwing a ball

Angela Lansbury, English teacher and tutor, workshop leaders, speech coach. Author and speaker.