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Monday, September 21, 2009

auger: \ˈ-gər\

an auger is a tool like a large corkscrew used for boring holes;

Fetch the auger, I want to drill holes to hang the curtains.

augur: \ˈ-gər\

is a prophet or soothsayer.

there is also a verb to augur, meaning either 'to predict' or 'portend a good or bad outcome'!

Their new house augured well for them

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