#Homonym

[thatsbelievable]

[petermorwood]

Words that sound alike...

...don't always have the same spelling (though for extra English-As-A-Second-Language fun, sometimes they do), and they hardly ever have the same meaning.

But, despite those different spellings and meanings, they're all Real Words and a spellchecker won't catch them.

That's where careful proofreading pays off, and why I was surprised to see Less Than Careful proofing happen on a Very Famous Writer's blog post not once but twice.

That sort of H is spelt HOARD, not HORDE, and always has been.

They're not derived from the same root word or even from the same language.

If George R.R. Martin can make this mistake and let it get away unnoticed, anyone can.

Proofread with care. :->

[the-summer-sun-au]

Source: Pet Professional Guild Australia, Facebook

[cassandralexxx]

one day someone is going to hold a gun to my head and say “if you want to live how do you spell desert 🏜️ ” and I unfortunately will NOT be making it.

I always spell desert 🏜️ like dessert 🧁

[writerystuff]

PROBABLY KING SIZE

"...a 23-year-old prisoner with a long wrap sheet..."

I hope this writer is not employed in the legal or correctional system in any capacity.

[warrior-scribe]

Lifelong goal achieved today. A duck came swooping low over the water at the Chinese Gardens, heading straight for the person next to me. I finally got to yell, "DUCK!" and mean *both* definitions simultaneously. Bucket list item ✔️

[lindajoysingleton]

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[identitychip]

[noseboopsanddandelionwishes]

How have I just realized that "prune" the fruit and "prune" a plant is the same word?

[petermorwood]

Saw this while scrolling through @dduane's blog, and thought at first it had something to do with a painting I'd posted a few years ago.

No, it hadn't.

But here's the painting anyway.

The people against bows becoming a trendy fashion accessory has annoyed me sooo much lately. Saw a tiktok that was like “if you get uncomfortable with us saying wearing bows infantilizes women and supports the patriarchy, it just means you’re uncomfortable with us pointing out you’ve been engaging in a harmful trend/behavior 😌” aaaaaAAAAAAH people online are allergic to nuance

[gtunesmiff]

2024 APRIL POEM-A-DAY CHALLENGE: DAY 25 ~ POUR POOR ME

POUR POOR ME © 2024 G. Smith (BMI) ================= A rough day at the plant, The foreman went off on a rant, Afraid that I just can’t Take anymore, take anymore.

Bills piled high on the table, Most bear an “Overdue” label, Not so sure that I’ll be able, To pay anymore, pay anymore.

So, pour poor me another one, Just like the other one – or two, I’m feelin’ down and I think I’ll drown, My misery; In a drink or three, Or four. So, pour poor me Another one; Just like the other one, Or two.

Katie said she was gone, And so she was, with the dawn. Not sure how I’ll go on, I can't take anymore, can't take anymore.

So, pour poor me another one, Just like the other one – or two, I’m feelin’ down and I think I’ll drown, My misery; In a drink or three, Or four, So, pour poor me Another one; Just like the other one, Or two. Pour poor me another one, And put it on my tab.

[andebonn]

'Marbles'

This week's episode of 'By Mistake On Purpose'

[i8i8t]

h/t Chris Poulouin on facebook

[abundantchewtoys]

After “shut the door” (en-us) and “ooievaar” (nl), they’re due some revenge.

“French is such a beautiful, romantic language.”

“Cat, I farted.”

[shotbyshe]

Words of the Day

censorship:  the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.

incensed:  very angry; enraged.

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This is why I’m fascinated by words. I’ve learned another word that is a homonym. Incense is a material that releases a fragrance when burnt, and incense is to be enraged. Beautiful.

Censorship is what YouTube has been doing to me since 2007.

[kirkendauhl-v2]

I heard someone call fake hippies with rich parents "Trustafarians" and I haven't been the same since