Kris Spisak

Writing Tip 195: “Rye” vs. “Wry”

Rye vs Wry
Fields of Rye, not Wry… though I think we might have stumbled upon a brilliant name for a comedy club in the midwest.

I’m not sure what it would mean if someone had a rye sense of humor. Maybe it’s as refreshing as a breeze through the stalks of rye fields.

Conversely, if we’re talking about “wry bread,” I’m a bit fascinated. This bread talks? And it sounds quite intelligent. Wherever did you find it?

Of course, neither of these are probably what you mean to be saying.

Remember:

I’m still fascinated by that bread, though. Does the wry bread have a rye sense of humor? Are it’s jokes just delicious?

Oh, simple typos can make my imagination run wild.

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