Definition
Of Homonymy
Homonyms are two or more words that
have the same sound or spelling
but differ in meaning.
Adjectives: homonymic and homonymous.
Generally,
the term homonym refers both to homophones (words that
are pronounced
the same but have different meanings, such as pair and pear) and
to homographs
(words that are spelled the same but have different meanings, such as "bow
your head" and "tied in a bow").
Homophone
and Homographs
A homophone
is generally considered a type of homonym.
Homophones are two or more words (such as knew and new or meat and meet) that are pronounced
the same but differ in meaning,
origin, and often spelling.
Adjective: homophonous or homophonic.
Words that
have the same spelling but differ in origin, meaning, and sometimes pronunciation,
such as the verb bear (to carry or
endure) and the noun bear (the animal with
a shaggy coat). Adjective: homographic.
Some
homographs are also heteronyms:
words with the same spelling but different pronunciations and meanings, such as
the verb moped (past tense of mope) and the noun moped (a motorbike).
Homonyms, homophones, and homographs are words that
are easily confused because they look alike or sound alike (or both) but have
different meanings. These charts--which list some of the most common homonyms,
homophones, and homographs--should help you recognize the differences between
many commonly
confused words.
- accept/except to buy/by/bye
- capital/capitol to eminent/imminent
- fair/fare to lie/lye
- meat/meet/mete to role/roll
- scene/seen to whine/wine
Here
are some examples of homonyms that are commonly messed up (especially online):
- To, Two, and Too looked to the sky and saw two planets. I saw Jupiter and Venus, too!
- Your, You're, and Yore, You're going to regret bringing your puppy to Helsinki; that's what they said in the days of yore.
- Its and It's, When it's cold outside, the ninja clan sleeps in its dojo.
- Principle and Principal, The principal of the ninja school has no principles; I hear he beats children!
- There, Their, and They're, That n00b over there has no web skills. Their web skills are amazing; they're 1337
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