Re: Fun with Homonyms....and the like
I hated it, but looking back, think it probably helped.
I hated it, but looking back, think it probably helped.
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Fun with Homonyms....and the like
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Re: Fun with Homonyms....and the like
We had junior high and in my Chicago 'burb it was in the same building. I understand they now have actual free standing middle schools. We also went home for lunch (so we could see Bozo's Circus).
We had junior high and in my Chicago 'burb it was in the same building. I understand they now have actual free standing middle schools. We also went home for lunch (so we could see Bozo's Circus).
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Where I went, we had K-12 in one building. There was more than one room.
Where I went, we had K-12 in one building. There was more than one room.
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K-12? Why did I just flash on "Little House on the Prairie?"
K-12? Why did I just flash on "Little House on the Prairie?"
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Most people do. The school has 3 floors (if you include the basement). Secondary (7-12) is upstairs as well as the sixth grade classrooms, K-5 on the first floor, all the special stuff in the basement (like the library, cafeteria, etc.). This is actually not all that uncommon on the east side of the North Country of NY.
Most people do. The school has 3 floors (if you include the basement). Secondary (7-12) is upstairs as well as the sixth grade classrooms, K-5 on the first floor, all the special stuff in the basement (like the library, cafeteria, etc.). This is actually not all that uncommon on the east side of the North Country of NY.
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Re: Fun with Homonyms....and the like
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Legit.
It's funny when someone tries to say it isn't.
Legit.
It's funny when someone tries to say it isn't.
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I can think of several three-word homonyms (you ewe yew, there their they're, and depending upon what part of the country you are from, perhaps you wed a jovial woman, or marry merry Mary), I can't recall if I've ever seen a four-word one or not.
I've also been in parts of the country in which you can clearly hear a pronounciation difference between "marry" and "merry" though I can't recall where.
Nor can I think of a three-way heteronym....like "PRAH-ject" (project) the noun or "proJECT" the verb.
I can think of several three-word homonyms (you ewe yew, there their they're, and depending upon what part of the country you are from, perhaps you wed a jovial woman, or marry merry Mary), I can't recall if I've ever seen a four-word one or not.
I've also been in parts of the country in which you can clearly hear a pronounciation difference between "marry" and "merry" though I can't recall where.
Nor can I think of a three-way heteronym....like "PRAH-ject" (project) the noun or "proJECT" the verb.
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You'd have to have a word with at least 3 syllables, of course.
Ok, that's your challenge. Find a three-way.
You'd have to have a word with at least 3 syllables, of course.
Ok, that's your challenge. Find a three-way.
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I'd prefer we make it a group challenge...... I don't think it "has to" be 3 syllables, since Polish / polish changes by the capitalization... too bad for me that "polish" the verb and "polish" the noun don't change the accented syllable, or I'd be done....
I suppose if I spoke with a British accent, I could get a four-way homonym with you / ewe / yew / 'ugh (Hugh with no aitch) but no...
Ah, thanks to Alan Cooper, I found my four-way: air, e'er, heir, err, ere (so it's also a five-way...)
For those who like obscure or esoteric words, this site can be fun: http://phrontistery.info/faq.html
Edit: wow, the internet makes all sorts of , um, "interesting" things available...Not only is there someone who collects and publishes a list of homonyms, Jon Vahsholtz published a list of heteronyms here. He has colon, the punctuation mark; colon, the internal organ, and some obscure third definition of colon that I've never heard of before.
You'd have to have a word with at least 3 syllables, of course.
Ok, that's your challenge. Find a three-way.
I'd prefer we make it a group challenge......
I don't think it "has to" be 3 syllables, since Polish / polish changes by the capitalization... too bad for me that "polish" the verb and "polish" the noun don't change the accented syllable, or I'd be done....I suppose if I spoke with a British accent, I could get a four-way homonym with you / ewe / yew / 'ugh (Hugh with no aitch) but no...
Ah, thanks to Alan Cooper, I found my four-way: air, e'er, heir, err, ere (so it's also a five-way...)
For those who like obscure or esoteric words, this site can be fun: http://phrontistery.info/faq.html
Edit: wow, the internet makes all sorts of , um, "interesting" things available...Not only is there someone who collects and publishes a list of homonyms, Jon Vahsholtz published a list of heteronyms here. He has colon, the punctuation mark; colon, the internal organ, and some obscure third definition of colon that I've never heard of before.
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And the accent thing is an interesting point. Think about the fact that the A. A. Milne character Eeyore is named for the sound that donkeys make.
Interestingly, he DOESN'T have the organ there. He has the punctuation mark, a colonial farmer, and a unit of Costa Rican money. I call BS on the money thing, because I don't think you can count a foreign word, that would just be stupid. And yet, he missed a really obvious one. Weird.
And the accent thing is an interesting point. Think about the fact that the A. A. Milne character Eeyore is named for the sound that donkeys make.
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Maybe the Midwest? I know I pronounce "marry" and "merry" differently.
Maybe the Midwest? I know I pronounce "marry" and "merry" differently.
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We pronounce them the same in the North Country. Of course it may have been some slight Buffalo influence slipping in as well.
We pronounce them the same in the North Country. Of course it may have been some slight Buffalo influence slipping in as well.
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It's a typo... should be statute.
However, after a few days of not making much progress, I had a weak week.
It's a typo... should be statute.
However, after a few days of not making much progress, I had a weak week.
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I guess a former hockey great became a coach for a crew team, except they apparently had some trouble understanding his accent. One day they brought both long wooden blades and lode-bearing rock to practice. When the coach wondered why, his assistant told him, "that's because they weren't sure whether you said 'ore' or 'oar', Orr."
I guess a former hockey great became a coach for a crew team, except they apparently had some trouble understanding his accent. One day they brought both long wooden blades and lode-bearing rock to practice. When the coach wondered why, his assistant told him, "that's because they weren't sure whether you said 'ore' or 'oar', Orr."
UncleRay
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I am wanting to understand what your problem is.