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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread There's got to be a name for these! #184538 04/28/2009 2:05 PM Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 2 Texas Harley jock stranger Harley jock stranger Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 2 Texas Does anyone know if there is a term for a word that has two different pronunciations and two different meanings yet each with the same spelling? Is there a “list” of these words? Examples: advocate (verb to plead & noun the one pleading) convert (action of converting & the person converted) invalid (not valid & one that is sick) lead etc. live refuse tear wound Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted There's got to be a name for these! Harley jock 04/28/2009 2:05 PM Re: There's got to be a name for these! dalehileman 04/28/2009 4:16 PM Re: There's got to be a name for these! olly 04/28/2009 9:29 PM Re: There's got to be a name for these! tsuwm 04/28/2009 9:59 PM Re: There's got to be a name for these! Harley jock 04/29/2009 12:52 PM Re: There's got to be a name for these! zmjezhd 04/29/2009 1:01 AM Re: There's got to be a name for these! BranShea 04/29/2009 8:42 AM Re: back to the etyma zmjezhd 04/29/2009 1:13 PM Re: There's got to be a name for these! BranShea 04/29/2009 1:18 PM Re: There's got to be a name for these! LukeJavan8 04/29/2009 4:57 PM Re: There's got to be a name for these! zmjezhd 04/29/2009 5:31 PM Re: There's got to be a name for these! BranShea 04/29/2009 10:29 PM Re: There's got to be a name for these! Zed 04/30/2009 1:00 AM Re: There's got to be a name for these! Jackie 05/11/2009 9:48 PM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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