Difference between revisions of "Homonyms"

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Homonyms are words that sound alike but are spelled differently.
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Homonyms of one another are expressions that are homophones (expressions that have the same phonematic string; i.e, "sound" the same way) and homographs (expressions that have the same spelling) at the same time. The quality of homonyms is called ''homonymy''.
  
Common homonyms include:
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Common homophones include:
  
 
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Revision as of 04:28, June 25, 2007

Homonyms of one another are expressions that are homophones (expressions that have the same phonematic string; i.e, "sound" the same way) and homographs (expressions that have the same spelling) at the same time. The quality of homonyms is called homonymy.

Common homophones include:

Common Homophones
They're There Their
It's Its
Hear Here