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Ail vs. Ale
ail
Definition
suffer from; cause physical pain or trouble to
Examples
The old man ails from a weak heart.
ale
Definition
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
Examples
they drank ale at the party
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