Is it to faze or to phase?

😳 To faze = the verb you’re looking for when someone is rattled.

Often we use it to report that we weren’t flustered.

👍 I wasn’t fazed.

✅ And that’s correct.

❌ Step away from the use of ‘phased’ for this intended meaning.

❌ ‘I wasn’t phased’ is incorrect.

😳 Faze = (verb) to disconcert/discombobulate

📈 Phase = (verb) to stagger/carry out in gradual stages

✅ The whole situation fazed me.

✅ The measures were phased (in).

👩‍🏫 Homophones. Sound the same but spelt/spelled differently.

❓ What homophones do you find yourself/others tripping over?

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