#GRAMMAR 101 – Peaked or Piqued?

Today’s grammar lesson – Has Your Curiosity been Peaked or Piqued?

 

You want to use the word ‘peak’ don’t you? The peak of something, the apex, the top – well, sounds good, right? Wrong.

The correct term to use is ‘piqued.’  Her interest was piqued.

pique¹

piːk/

verb

past tense: piqued; past participle: piqued

1. 1.

   arouse (interest or curiosity).

   “with his scientific curiosity piqued, he was looking forward to being able to analyse his find”

   synonyms:

   stimulate, arouse, rouse, provoke, whet, awaken, excite, kindle, stir,spur, intrigue, galvanize

    

   Origin:

   Mid 16th century (denoting animosity between two or more people): from French piquer‘prick, irritate’.

   Definition courtesy of Google 😉

   Wanna play? Gimme your best ‘piqued’ sentence. Go on, dare you! xx