{"id":7347,"date":"2023-11-03T21:15:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T21:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=7347"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:26:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:26:06","slug":"lightning-vs-lightening-whats-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/lightning-vs-lightening-whats-the-difference","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Lightning vs. lightening&#8217;: What&#8217;s the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">The English language is full of tricky homophones, or words that are pronounced the same way but hold completely different meanings. One of the clearest examples of homophones is &#8220;lightning&#8221; and &#8220;lightening:&#8221; two words that may sound the same, but their meanings are as different as night and day. 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