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Using the Right Word: sole, soul

Friday, August 20, 2010

As an adjective, sole means "single, one and only"; as a noun, sole refers to the bottom surface of the foot or a shoe. Soul refers to the spiritual part of a person.

The sole reason for the success of this paper is that it prints the truth.
Certain experiences nourish the soul.

(From Write for Business, page 238, and Proofreader's Guide PDF, page 50)