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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread homonyms #148051 09/19/2005 1:16 PM Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1 kckc stranger kckc stranger Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1 I was surprised at the definition offered on Sep. 19 for homonym. A quick perusal of internet dictionaries leads me to the definition I've always used: words that sound alike regardless of spelling. If homonym means words of the same sound and spelling, what word is used to indicate words of the same sound and different spelling? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: homonyms #148052 09/19/2005 1:41 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Welcome, kc. Faldage posted his expert knowledge on this here: http://wordsmith.org/board/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=words&Number=53629 P'raps he can expand on it a bit, if he will? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: homonyms #148053 09/20/2005 12:05 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 P'raps he can expand on it a bit Oh, I dunno. I couln't a said it better myself. Oh, wait, I did say it myself. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: homonyms #148054 09/20/2005 8:11 PM Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 3 Sacrramento Libros stranger Libros stranger Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 3 Sacrramento I believe your definition is of the word is homophone -- two or more words that sound alike but differ in spelling and in meaning, e.g., some and sum. Homonym is used to describe one of two or more words with the same sound that may have the same spelling, but differ in meaning. Homophones are therefore a subset of homonyms. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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