Edit This Grammar Lesson: Queue and Cue
- Steve Gamel
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
Welcome to another Edit This® grammar lesson. Today's topic is: Queue vs. Cue.
Do you know the difference between them?
Most people reading this might respond with a resounding "YES!" However, these are examples of homophones—words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. And they trip more people up than you might think.
Let's clear up any lingering confusion, shall we?
Queue refers to a line of people or a list of things. It can also mean arranging in a sequence.
We had to wait in a long queue at the airport check-in station.
Please, queue the next song to play after this one.
I added 10 more songs to the queue.
Cue is a signal to do something or to give a signal.
The director gave me my cue to exit the stage.
That red light is your cue to stop the car.
His nervousness was a cue to change the subject.
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