Definition: Hone: a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
In Context: The butcher's knife was sharpened using a hone.
Level of Familiarity: I see this word a lot as I am very quick to type on my iPhone and very quick to misspell words.
Reflective Commentary: Auto-correct is usually my best friend. But I have noticed that whenever I mistype home as hone, it is never corrected. I am always curious as to why but never thought to investigate the meaning of the word. For this week I decided to investigate its meaning and use it in my vocabulary blog. Now I know that when I mean to say "are you home?" and instead say "are you hone?" I am really asking that person if they are at their whetstone, aka cutting block. I am sure most people do not own a whetstone. Should people know this word? If they are constantly misspelling home as hone on an iPhone, then sure. Or if you are asked one day "are you hone," you can create a witty response involving a sharpening stone or whetstone.
When I Googled hone, this picture popped up.
But I think this picture is a little more accurate.
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