Suede and swayed. Mine and mine. They're homophones, right? No, wait — homonyms? Are homophone and homonym synonyms? And what's the deal with homographs, anyway? How do they fit in? At least you're ...

'Doctor! I think I’m shrinking. I’m getting smaller!' 'Well, first you will have to calm down and learn to be a little patient.' A question from Sokhom in Cambodia: What is the difference between a ...

Almost immediately after I wrote my post on heteronyms – words spelled identically but with different meanings and pronunciations – I got an email from a reader suggesting that I write a follow up on ...

Homophones and homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings. Homonyms are words that are pronounced and spelt the same way but have different meanings. Like the word, ‘wear’. You ...

Generally, we use the word “homonym” incorrectly, applying it too widely and covering lots of different linguistic terms. You’re doing it, but its probably not your fault. Most people were given the ...

Most writers can distinguish between principal and principle, complement and compliment, and flee and flea. But many of these words, known as homophones, trip up even the most experienced wordsmith.

In the Salt Lake Tribune we find the following allegation: [W]hen the social-media specialist for a private Provo-based English language learning center wrote a blog explaining homophones, he was let ...

Everyone knows what synonyms and antonyms are (and just in case you don't, synonyms are words that mean the same thing as another word, and antonyms are words that mean the opposite). But do you know ...

Hello Sokhom. Thank you for your question concerning two terms connected to pronunciation and spelling, namely homophones and homonyms. I'll start with homophones. These are words which have the same ...