urn vs earn
urn
Definitions
noun
- a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
- a large pot for making coffee or tea
Examples
At the iron railings turn left into the war memorial gardens.
These observations will provide a valuable supplement to the simultaneous records of other expeditions, especially the British in McMurdo Sound and the German in Weddell Sea, above all as regards the hypsometer observations (for the determination of altitude) on sledge journeys.
They could have been classed as ship-rigged sloops-of-war and were built by Thomas Fishburn in 1770 at Whitby.
earn
Definitions
verb
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
Examples
It is, we learned, easier to learn to fly a plane than to master touch-typing.
I learned how to negotiate fights between adolescent girls without making it seem like parental interference.
We learn a little more about how interconnected the world is.
