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Homonymical Tendencies I
Below are clues to a pair of homonyms. A homonym is two or more words that have the same sound, may or may not be spelt the same, but differ in meaning.
eg. Hold, holed.
Can you figure out what homonyms these clues are describing?
(the first is done for you)
"Bug's" locks ... Hare hair
A boisterous gathering of badminton devices
A basic truth about a school leader
What a metal thief would do
eg. Hold, holed.
Can you figure out what homonyms these clues are describing?
(the first is done for you)
"Bug's" locks ... Hare hair
A boisterous gathering of badminton devices
A basic truth about a school leader
What a metal thief would do
Answer
A racquet racketA principal principle
Steal steel
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great teaser!
Thanks heaps Palsha .
I'm not saying you're wrong, but I thought it was homophone not homonym. I've heard it called that.
I've never heard it called that.
Yeah, both seem to fit: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=homophone ... and http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=homonym. Thanks for you comments
would egging prankster be
yolker joker
great teaser
keep up the good work
yolker joker
great teaser
keep up the good work
Why it certainly would. You should put one of these together yourself and submit it. Sounds like you could be a Brain puzzle hotshot (teaser pleaser).
yolker joker ????!!!
that doesn't sound the same ! it only rhymes . unless you're speaking with a german accent , i suppose . that would make the J have a Y sound !
that doesn't sound the same ! it only rhymes . unless you're speaking with a german accent , i suppose . that would make the J have a Y sound !
homonym has to be spelled the same. Homo = same, Nym = Name. Wind (as in blowin) and Wind (like a wind-up toy) are homonyms. Homophones have to SOUND the same. Homo = same, phone = sound. He's right, they're all homophones. I also would put the apostrophe in " Bugs' " at the end of his name, not the middle. Just being helpful.
Thanks coryphaeus... looks like we have a far more educated linguist in the house than I am ever likely to be
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