Fun with language

School is back in sesion for a little fun with language. Todays' subject is homonyms, homographs, and homophones.

From the Oxford dictionary:
"hom-o-nym, - One of two or more words that have the same sound and often the same spelling but differ in meaning."

"hom-o-graph - One of two or more words that have the same spelling but differ in origin, meaning, and sometimes pronunciation"

"homo-o-phone - One of two or more words, such as KNIGHT & NIGHT, that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, origin, and sometimes spelling"

I thought it would be interesting to see what my fellow wordsmiths can come up with in one sentence. I'll start with 2 sentences I find amusing:

The dove dove under the bush.

It took a number of injections for my jaw to get number.

As the youngster Left for school, he made a Left on to the sidewalk to catch the bus.

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Originally Posted by ReardenSteel

School is back in sesion for a little fun with language. Todays' subject is homonyms.

From the Oxford dictionary "hom-o-nym, 1) One of two or more words that have the same sound and often the same spelling but differ in meaning."

I thought it would be interesting to see what my fellow wordsmiths can come up with in one sentence. I'll start with 2 sentences I find amusing:

The dove dove under the bush.

It took a number of injections for my jaw to get number.

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Just to clarify, homonyms do not have to be spelled the same. The examples you gave are great, but the following is also an example of a homonym:

"It is not fair that you paid a lower fare than me."

I used my cell to close a sale on a sail for sell in my cell

I saw you dropped that saw on your foot. Is it sore?

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Originally Posted by Stubear

I saw you dropped that saw on your foot. Is it sore?

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A firm affirm to that - I had to tow it to the toe doctor

Were you afraid? Was your toe frayed? Could the doctor tell through the pane that you were in pain?

:D

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Originally Posted by Stubear

Could the doctor tell through the pane that you were in pain?

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Yes, but he turned his tail at my sordid tale and ran far, far away.

I could string together a long sentence utilizing several four letter words. ;-)

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Originally Posted by HNSB

I could string together a long sentence utilizing several four letter words. ;-)

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4 thats in a row: That "that" that that boy used was incorrect.

11 hads in a row: John, while James had had "had", had had "had had". "Had had" had had a better affect on the teacher.

And there's always:
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Machinehead had a song titled Real eyes realize real lies, which I always thought was neat.

The same word broken up three different ways: The notable surgeon was not able to perform because he had no table.