Homographs & Heteronyms !
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debris4spikeHomographs are words of the same spelling but with more than one meaning. A homograph that is pronounced differently is a heteronym.
I needed that English lesson ... so hope you now know what I mean. Here goes:-
1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
I needed that English lesson ... so hope you now know what I mean. Here goes:-
1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
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Date: 2014-03-12 12:49 am (UTC)Growing up in a small southern town meant I have a bit of a twang or drawl in my accent. I noticed the difference between colloquialisms once I was far from my native home. I had one uncle from New York City. He spoke so much faster and used words in ways I had never heard anyone do. It made me realize how language is different even if we are all speaking English.
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Date: 2014-03-12 07:54 pm (UTC)My mum comes from about 100 miles north of London, and as a kid the colloquial phrases were all still present, so she still uses them. I use some as well, and only realise it when people are looking at me with a puzzled look on their face.