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Take a peek or take a peak?

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0'Peek' is correct-- it means a quick look. 'Peak' is wrong-- it means a mountain top. This is a commonly confused pair of homophones.

— Mister Micawber

  • 0'Peek' is correct-- it means a quick look.
  • 'Peak' is wrong-- it means a mountain top.
  • This is a commonly confused pair of homophones.
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0'Peek' is correct-- it means a quick look. 'Peak' is wrong-- it means a mountain top. This is a commonly confused pair of homophones. 0-
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Peek- Glance or quick look

Peak- Mountain
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Just be sure not to combine "peek" and "look" like a weatherman did one winter in the 1960's, when he said he was going to take a (....) outdoors and see if it was freezing or not.
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pique is hot souce in Spanish.
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He's a soccer player from Barça Emotion: smile
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Take a peek is preferably better because the term 'peak' can be confused with other noun meanings of 'peak'. In the end, it's all about making the reader understand your expression. So, I would suggest you to use 'Take a peek'.
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AnonymousTake a peek is preferably better...
You mean 'Take a peek is preferable' or 'Take a peek is better'.

It's not just better; it's the only one that's correct.
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Here's a fun mnemonic device to help you get peek-vs.-peak right. Just remember that when capitalized, the A in PEAK looks like a mountain: peAk.
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