List of 411 homophones (This is 396 pairs, 40 triples and 5 quadruples. That is 546 pairs of homophone words.)
This might not be exactly like "Homophones Corner" but here's an opportunity to introduce some incorrect ones:
Though he was Mormon, the doctor tolerated any sects with unusual patience.
I went over to Farmer McTag's to see his children and they're pigs.
We should have a separate homophone thread. Val's last example reminded me of how important punctuation can be. Here's a sentence. "The Democrats say the Republicans have no chance of winning the next election." Now, insert two commas, and the sentence reverses itself: "The Democrats, say the Republicans, have no chance of winning the next election."
But these aren't "peeves." These are just anomalies of the English language.
I had a nomaly once't . . . but the doc gave me some antibiotics and it cleared right up . . .
Walter Hinteler wrote:List of 411 homophones (This is 396 pairs, 40 triples and 5 quadruples. That is 546 pairs of homophone words.)
I've got to say, Walter, a few of these seem slightly dubious, even with British pronunciation.
alms, arms
pause, paws, pores, pours
Yes, I meant the howlers, when I said I could not think of any
band, banned
nice, gneiss
peace, piece
Yes, Valpower sometimes the southern English get away with blurring everything (pause, pours, pores) and Wales, whales- which are not homophones to a Scottish speaker!
But they are to a southern English speaker. All those listed by Valpower are the same to me!
And wen and when
And watt and what
I do hate it when you guys are so sloppy. But I do love the voices of notable women on the BBC, RP or not, people like Sarah Montague, Sue McGregor, and Jean Metcalfe in her day (that dates me, I'm sure). Even wattserface, the Desert Islands Disc lady, though she hails originally from Dudley (Midlands)
Yup; weather and whether, mouse and moose, Bouche and Bush.
Sue Lawley you mean, lucky she lost the Dudley twang...
When she rambled in the countryside in her youth, did she go out on Dudley moor?
She's old enough to have gone out WITH Dudley Moore.
But a lovely voice, in an elegant package.
It is undoubtedly the English accent that is responsible for the rumor that Sting had a crush on Sue Lawley. Apparently "So Lonely" (song by The Police) and "Sue Lawley" are also homophones.
Now that stretches even MY best Orxfod accent!
How smashing! If that does soh with Claaary's accent - what shall one poohr foreignah seay?
Oh Walter Daaaahling you're such a TEASE! Too too terribly shame-making!
<I wonder what I might say when I return tomorrow night from a day-trip to Norwich. Perhaps that will slow down even my typing
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The Man in the Moon came tumbling down
And asked his way to Norwich.
He went by the south
And burnt his mouth
Supping cold pease porridge.
--old rhyme
I've always loved the contortions the English inflict on place names . . .
Beauvoir -- "Beever"
Livorno -- "Leghorn"
Worcestershire -- "Woost'sheer"
You boys and girls crack me up . . .
