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Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs and Heterographs
A Homonym shares the same spelling and pronunciation but has a different meaning. E.G. bark (the sound a dog makes) and bark (part of a tree).
Homographs are words with the same spelling (pronunciation may vary) but each has a different meaning as in hound (a dog breed) or hound (to pester).
Homophones share the same pronunciation, no matter the spelling, and also have a different meaning, E.G: fair (a public gathering) and fare (a fee for public transportation). … Continue Reading
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