Principle, Principal

Principle, Principal Principle, Principal Principle, Principal By Sharon Principle and principal are easily confused. It doesnt help that they are homophones, which means they sound alike. Heres a guide to what they mean and how you can tell them apart. Principle The word principle means a standard, a law or a rule. This means you can have: the principles of economics, which are the laws that govern economic theory moral principles, which are the rules and standards that govern your behavior Principal The word principal usually refers to a person. Remember that it ends in pal, which is a person. A principal can be: the head of a school the head of an organization the main person involved in a contract or financial negotiation Putting It All Together If you remember that principal is a person, then you can easily make sense of this sentence: The principal taught us the first principle of social responsibility. Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Misused Words category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:Congratulations on or for?In Search of a 4-Dot EllipsisTypes of Plots