#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.

(Two images from the blog of George RR Martin, in which he gives a word - horde / hoard - the wrong spelling both times. He intends to use the word HOARD, meaning a dragon's store of gold, but instead spells it HORDE, meaning a large unruly group of people.)

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.

(Two images from my dictionary, showing that HOARD, as for dragon treasure, is derived from Old English (then called "Anglo-Saxon"), while HORDE, as for barbarian invaders, is derived from Turkish. The dictionary pronunciation guide, though not using phonetic alphabet, shows that both words sound exactly the same.)

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

Use voice-to-text with care, and proofread with even more 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.”

[determunition]

Thes and Bauh get caught in Huzzle and Click's cartoon adventures XD

i think by this point most of the gods look at these two dropping anvils on each other and whatnot and go "Ah, yes. that is Their thing" but there's no way other gods don't get caught in the crossfire sometimes

it's hard to imagine thespius getting very involved in anything toony, he's such a sweet guy lmao (though of course i'm sure he's the recipient of many an AWOOGA, eyeballs popping out of sockets, etc from clicky <3); bauhauzzo though, i think he's easier to rope into that stuff than it looks. clicky and huzzle could abbot and costello his ass so fast

[kirkendauhl-v2]

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