{"id":1730,"date":"2020-11-06T22:00:57","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T21:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/blog\/?p=1730"},"modified":"2020-11-06T22:00:57","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T21:00:57","slug":"whore-vs-whore-meaning-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/whore-vs-whore-meaning-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Who're vs Whore: What's The Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A contraction of “who are” as defined in the dictionary, “who’re” is our word of the day.\u00a0 So, what does <\/span>who’re <\/span><\/i>mean? It is simply a contraction of “who are” and not “who were”. But first, let’s break some confusions regarding this word or contraction of two words.<\/span>
\nIt’s good to note that<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Technically, it’s a legitimate contraction (provided, as Dan Smith notes, that you put the apostrophe in the correct place). In practical speech, the difference sound-wise between ”who are” and ”who’re<\/b>” is fairly minimal, which perhaps explains why ”who’re<\/b>” isn’t in more common use.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some people may confuse between “who’re” and “whore” (without the apostrophe), especially if the two words or either of the two words is new to them. However, aside from the fact that they differ in pronunciation and that the latter doesn’t have an apostrophe in it; <\/span>whore<\/span><\/i> is not a contraction but rather a word which means a prostitute or sex worker (female) as defined in the dictionary. <\/span>
\nIn other words, it refers to a woman who engages in sexual activities to gain money. Though, in Urban Dictionary, this can sometimes refer to a man as well, especially one that sleeps with a prostitute.<\/span><\/p>\n

Whore: An offensive way to call someone<\/b><\/h3>\n

Moreover, this is usually an offensive term if you call a certain person this way, whether or not he or she is a prostitute.\u00a0 In other words, it’s a derogatory or offensive term for a prostitute for anyone. Usually, <\/span>whore<\/span><\/i> is meant to be hurled as an insult, so it doesn’t always mean that one is a prostitute when someone calls him\/her a whore. This was in fact confirmed by Cambridge Dictionary. If you’ll search it, the word refers to a person who is promiscuous.<\/span>
\nIn Spanish, this is equivalent to the term “Puta”, which is also an offensive term to “Prostituta” (Spanish word\u00a0 for female prostitute) or “Prostituto” (Spanish word for male prostitute).<\/span>
\nSo now you see that “who’re” and “whore”\u00a0 are not synonyms.<\/strong> They’re not even related. But before we move on to “who’re” (contraction), let’s give you some examples of the word <\/span>whore.<\/span><\/i>
\nExamples:<\/b><\/p>\n