Editormum's Grammar Guru: That Pallet of Palettes Isn't Heavy....

Sunday, May 28, 2006

That Pallet of Palettes Isn't Heavy....

Okay, here are three words that sound almost exactly alike, but mean totally different things. Pallet: /PA' lit/ The slatted wooden box that underlies large shipments; also the shipment itself. A pallet jack is a small hydraulic jack/forklift used to hoick a pallet of goods off the warehouse floor... Sign in to see full entry.

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