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- noun Plural form of
homophone .
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Examples
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I wonder whether we could call phonetically similar words/false friends cf. subash's example 'homophones'?
On false friends DC 2008
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Here, puns make use of 'homophones' which are words with the same sound but different spellings: thus, 'dye' versus 'die', 'Shear' versus 'sheer' and so on.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows geniusroi 2010
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Here, puns make use of 'homophones' which are words with the same sound but different spellings: thus, 'dye' versus 'die', 'Shear' versus 'sheer' and so on.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows geniusroi 2010
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You know Matt, there are spell check programs that weed out homophones.
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"Ankle" and "knuckle" are funny-sounding words all by themselves, and the botched homophones make the poem delightfully silly.
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Not to be an ass, but ‘accept’ and ‘except’ are neither homophones, nor do they share a meaning.
Matthew Yglesias » Financial Innovation: More Research Needed 2010
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Sadly for lovers of homophones, said episode is not set in a north-western region of France.
Glee is back but which song will be the new Don't Stop Believing? 2011
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You know Matt, there are spell check programs that weed out homophones.
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“Threw” and “through” are homophones because they sound alike but are spelled differently.
Matthew Yglesias » In What Culture is Having a Shoe Thrown At You a Sign of Respect? 2010
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The homophones principal and principle are often confused with each other.
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