Before You Try Pen Pals for Prisoners Free, Read This - Away State Journal
So, which one is the one to use? The correct spelling is before. Befor” is a common misspelling and is not recognized as a correct word in English. Before is used when referring to a time or event that happens earlier than another. For example, “Please finish your homework before dinner.”
Independent Florida Alligator: ‘A window to the outside’: 3 death row pen pals reflect on their relationships with inmates
‘A window to the outside’: 3 death row pen pals reflect on their relationships with inmates
The word before comes from the Old English beforan, meaning “in front of” or “in former times.” Before tells when something happens — don’t hire that guy before you check his references — or the position of something: the library is the last building before the intersection.
There are 38 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word before, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
NBC Chicago: After 60 years of writing letters, pen pals meet face-to-face for the first time
After six decades of friendship fostered by handwritten letters, two pen pals finally met face-to-face for the first time — and the interaction was captured in a now-viral video. Emily Conn from ...
After 60 years of writing letters, pen pals meet face-to-face for the first time
