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angel   —   angle

“Angel” (the letter ‘g’ is pronounced as in ‘gent’) means ‘a God’s servant or messenger; a supernatural power sent by God; a sweet, kind person’,

angels (God’s messengers)

e.g.

It says in the Bible that angels spoke to Mary and Joseph.

My old aunt is an angel; I always love to visit her.

“Angle” (the letter ‘g’ is pronounced as in ‘gun’) means

(a)  [noun] ‘the space between two lines that cross each other’;

a right angle triangle

(b)  [verb] ‘to move or take a turn at an angle; to catch fish with a fishing rod as a sport’

angle (a boy catching fish with a fishing rod — angling)

e.g.

Can you draw a right angle?

The old man would sit on the bank of the river and angle on a fine summer day

[If directed from People & Professions, back to "fisherman"]

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