Queue vs Cue in Bhabhi Ji ghar pe hain style

Queue vs Cue

Cue refers to a signal or a prompt to do something (such as speak a line in a play); whereas, Queue means a line of persons, vehicles etc. waiting for something.

Cue

A cue is

1. a signal prompting an event or action, especially in a performance; and

2. the long stick used to strike the cue ball in billiards, snooker and pool.

"Actors have to learn their cues as well as their own lines."

"When the wedding DJ puts on Macarena, that’s my cue to leave."

"The snooker player had a lucky cue."

The word also works as a verb as give a cue meaning give a clue/prompt.

"Will you give me a cue on my lines?"

Queue

A queue is

1. a line of people, vehicle etc. waiting for something, and

2. a hair braid worn down the back of the neck.

"Please... follow the queue!"

"I have over 300 movies in my Netflix queue."

"A beautiful queue brought the lost smile back on the cancer patient’s face."

The Railway Police Force have introduced a queue system outside general compartments of trains to regulate overcrowded unreserved compartments."

As a verb, queue means get in line or place in line.

"The teacher asked the students to queue up."

Which is correct, "queue the music" or "cue the music," and why?

Both phrases are possible, thanks to the power of English.

To cue something is to signal something to begin. So, if you are about to start a program, and it is time for the band to start playing, you are going to cue the music.

To queue something is to put something in a line. So queuing your music could be a fancy way of organizing it on a shelf, ordering your iTunes playlist, or maybe even coming up with a program for a concert.

Idiom Alerts

"Cue Up" and "Queue Up"

To cue up something (such as a DVD, a security camera, or a digital recorder) is to set it up to play at a particular point.

For example, "She cued up the last of the video again and checked the time stamp on the image".

To queue up is to form or join a line.

For example, "At breakfast they queued up to get their meal tickets verified"; We queued up at midnight for the new Harry Potter book."

"Jump the Queue"

[To] jump the queue [is to]

1. push into a queue of people in order to be served or dealt with before your turn;

2. take unfair precedence over others.

The US version of this expression is jump [or cut] in line.

"Cue (someone) in"

to inform; give instructions, information, news, etc.

"Cue him in on the plans for the dance."

Tricks to help remember the difference between these words:

•Think of the two UEs queuing up after the Q.

If it helps, imagine or invent two people with the initials ‘UE’ who you wouldn’t want to be stuck in a line with, e.g. Ugly Emma and Unbearable Eric.

•Think of a cue as the cure for forgetfulness.

•As well as balls, you need a cue to play snooker or pool. Note that c (unlike q) follows b in the alphabet to help you remember to spell cue with a c.

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This article has been shared by Priti Saraf. Though a CA by profession, teaching is her passion. She suggests this joyful way of building English Grammar and wherein one cam simultaneously learn their practical use as well.