While you were in school, were you ever sent to the principal’s office? What about the principle’s office?
Principal – adjective – most important, consequential or influential
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Principal – noun – a person in a role of authority, a person in a leading position especially at an educational institution
Principle – noun – a fundamental law, a rule of conduct, the ultimate source, origin or cause of something
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Growing up my mom taught me this trick to remember the difference. The school principal and the principal ballerina are your pals, and if they are your pals, they must end in pal.
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