Since we all love words.
Pick a word you have trouble with, or you've seen misused because it's the wrong spelling of the homonym.
I'll go first....
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Since we all love words.
Pick a word you have trouble with, or you've seen misused because it's the wrong spelling of the homonym.
I'll go first....
Do
Due
Dew
and the occassional
Doo (as in Doo-doo)
as always..
there
their
they're
you're
your
...and possibly
yore, as in tales of yore. Depends on your accent.
Lol, that's a new one for me...new word for the day. ;)
pail
pale
Mary
Merry
Marry
defence
defense
practice
practise
Are those homonyms Gresta? Or just alternate spellings.
You are right Oz. They are verbs and nouns. Not really homonyms.
I am surprised Bratty did not come up with
you / ewe / yew
Amongst the ones I love to hate, or is that hate to love, are
broach / brooch
cite / site / sight
sensor / censer / censor
navel / naval
discrete / discreet
cannon / canon
for this site...
soar / sore
whacks / wax
and just for you Oz....
ohhhhs / ooze
ouch.....my head hurts now, this is the stuff with which a dyslexic's nightmare's are filled.
mmmnnn I like the ohhhhs and ooze :)
smiles - don't we all.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Gregsta
to, too, two
stationary, stationery
capital, capitol
principle, principal
sheer, shear
hair, hare
knead, need
whether
weather
lye
lie
bore
boar
bear
bare
for maddie...
shoes and shoos
lol
omg i could give you a list a mile long of homophones that make me cringe when people misuse them.
right/write
week/weak
course/coarse
rap/wrap
pole/poll
peek/peak
board/bored
and here are a couple that aren't really homophones but have nearly the same pronounciation and i've seen them misused lots.
accept/except
affect/effect
steel
steal
also a favorite of mine, his slut's, and maddie's
heels
heals