Homonyms / Homophones 1

[CajunCenturion]

In reference to thread1256-893764 (required reading), I offer the following puzzle.

How many homonyms which are NOT homophones can you list? How many homophones which are NOT homonyms can you list?

Good Luck
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[SF0751]

HOMONYMS (Same spelling & pronunciation; different meanings)

[white][b]pound[/b] (A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces; To strike repeatedly and forcefully; A unit of currency)
[b]act[/b] (The process of doing or performing something; A statute or decree)
[b]gag[/b] (To prevent speaking or crying out; A practical joke)
[b]ball[/b] (A spherical object; A formal gathering for social dancing)
[b]fly[/b] (To engage in flight; Any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera)
[b]ruler[/b] (A monarch or dictator; A straight-edged strip for measuring lengths)
[b]ham[/b] (A performer who overacts or exaggerates; The thigh of the hind leg of hogs)
[b]book[/b] (A printed or written literary work; To record charges against; To hire or engage)
[b]sole[/b] (The underside of the foot; Being the only one; Any of various chiefly marine flatfish of the family Soleidae)
[b]state[/b] (A condition or mode of being; Ceremony or pomp; One of the internally autonomous territorial and political units composing a federation under a sovereign government)
[b]pen[/b] (An instrument for writing or drawing with ink; A fenced enclosure for animals)
[b]wax[/b] (To coat, treat, or polish with wax; To show a progressively larger illuminated area, as the moon does in passing from new to full.)
[b]ring[/b] (A small circular band worn on the finger; To sound a bell in order to summon someone)
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HOMOPHONES (Same pronunciation; different meaning & different spelling)

[white]two, to, too
capital, capitol
there, their, they're
accept, except
bow, bough
sea, see
four, for, fore
so, sew
what, watt
weight, wait
time, thyme
wine, whine
mail, male
lama, llama
foul, fowl
sole, soul
rite, right, Wright
flee, flea
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Susan
"People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character."
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)

 

[CajunCenturion]

SF0751 - Perhaps the puzzle wasn't clear. It looks like all of your homonyms are also homophones, and that all of your homophones are also homonyms.

The puzzle is to find homonyms that are NOT homophones and homophones that are NOT homonyms.

Good Luck
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[SF0751]

I knew I was missing something; it seemed just too easy. I'll have some more coffee this morning and try again.....

Susan
"People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character."
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)

 

[rosieb]

Homonyms that aren't homophones

[white]


Agape: mouth open & Christian feast
Ally:  co-operator & playing –marble
Bass: fish & voice
Bow: ribbon & inclination of head 
Minute: tiny & 1/60th of an hour.
Poult: bird & fabric
Punt: boat & Irish currency (old)
Raven: a bird & to plunder
Read: pronounced “reed” & “red”[/white]

Rosie
"Never express yourself more clearly than you think" (Niels Bohr)

 

[ESquared]

rosieb,

[white]What's the alternate pronunciation of poult and punt?[/white]

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[rosieb]

ESquared

[white]
Poult: 1 as in pole, 2 as in pull
Punt:the Irish pound is pron. more like "poont"
[/white]

Rosie
"Never express yourself more clearly than you think" (Niels Bohr)

 

[ESquared]

Thanks. I DID look them up online before I asked.

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[rosieb]

There's your problem then, I stick to my trusty hard copy OED.

Rosie
"Never express yourself more clearly than you think" (Niels Bohr)

 

[strongm]

Oh, you may have a point Rosie. A number of the online dictionaries are ... hmmm ... what's the best description ... weak

 

[SkipVought]

Back on the lama.

We all know that...

a ONE 'L' lama is a Tibetan priest

a TWO 'L' lama is a camel-like Peruvian animal.

What is a THREE 'L' lama?

[white]
A [b]Three alama[/b] is a hel-uv-a big fire in BOSTON!
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NOT a homophone. NOT a homonym.


Skip,
[sub]
[red]Be advised:[/red]
Alcohol and Calculus do not mix!
If you drink, don't derive! [/sub]

 

[ESquared]

Hey SkipVought, would you please repost that in a new thread?

Thanks!

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[rosieb]

Catching up...

strongm
I'll use on-line dictionaries when I have to, but somehow my, slightly out-of-date, hard copy OED has more gravitas and is my primary source of info.

For words, I prefer hard copy, you can't beat the synchronicity, or the just plain "I spotted an interesting word" thing. (OK, I'm probably terminally boring, but I look up a word then get lost in other similar words, I find it fascinating.)


Rosie
"Never express yourself more clearly than you think" (Niels Bohr)