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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| sailer, sailor (nn.) |
| The meanings of these homophones differ, but they are distinguishable only in writing or from context. A boat can be a good sailer because it sails well; but a good sailor is always “a person who is expert at sailing or helping to sail a boat” or, sometimes, “someone who never gets seasick.” | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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