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April 21, 2011

To pique/peak/peek your interest.....

Let's just get the relevant definitions out there right from the start, then we can pick apart the proper use of these homophones!

PIQUED: a verb meaning to excite with interest and curiosity


PEEKED: a verb meaning to have looked or glanced quickly, often from a concealed location


PEAKED: an adjective meaning to have a peak (or as our parents might have used; an adjective meaning to be pale and drawn in appearance suggesting oncoming illness - pronounced PEAK-KID)


The main reason for this particular blog subject is CYA having seen, countless times, the improper use of the word PEEKED or PEAKED in place of PIQUED.


Let's use them correctly in a sentence to clarify:
1. Her interest was PIQUED with an invitation to join the debating club.
2. Isaac PEEKED at the Christmas gifts hidden in the closet
3. The PEAKED meringue atop the key lime looked delicious.

Choose your words  carefully so you won't look PEAKED in front of your
co-workers!
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