keith helgesen wrote:
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What is the word for ‘identical word- different meaning’e.g. tie,
(equal score in game, or neckwear) bolt, (door fastener, run away)
Is there a word for same spelling, different meaning and pronounciation-
e.g. lead (heavy metal, dog restraint, past
Wade KOTTER wrote:
Good point. Here's the definition of homograph from the OED:
Philol. A word of the same spelling as another, but of different origin
and meaning.
Wade Kotter
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On 13 Jul 2005, at 23:57, keith helgesen wrote:
Is
At 7/14/2005 06:15 AM, dhbailey wrote:
Okay, what's the term for words which are originally antonyms but which
in certain situations mean the same thing?
Example: Cool, HotThat's really cool! That's really hot! (both
meaning essentially that's really phat!) ;-)
Slang??
Colloquialisms?
On 14 Jul 2005, at 11:15, dhbailey wrote:Okay, what's the term for words which are originally antonyms but which in certain situations mean the same thing? Example: Cool, Hot That's really cool! That's really hot! (both meaning essentially "that's really phat!") ;-)
On Jul 14, 2005, at 6:15 AM, dhbailey wrote:
Okay, what's the term for words which are originally antonyms but
which in certain situations mean the same thing?
Example: Cool, HotThat's really cool! That's really hot! (both
meaning essentially that's really phat!) ;-)
Or, That
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On Jul 14, 2005, at 6:15 AM, dhbailey wrote:
Okay, what's the term for words which are originally antonyms but
which in certain situations mean the same thing?
Example: Cool, HotThat's really cool! That's really hot! (both
meaning essentially that's really phat
Joel Sears wrote:
In a jazz context, "That band really sucks" means a band that's so bad
it can't blow. No other meaning.
Joel Sears
On Jul 14, 2005, at 6:15 AM, dhbailey wrote:
Okay, what's the term for words which are originally antonyms but
which in certain situations mean
On Jul 14, 2005, at 6:15 AM, dhbailey wrote:
Okay, what's the term for words which are originally antonyms but
which in certain situations mean the same thing?
Example: Cool, HotThat's really cool! That's really hot! (both
meaning essentially that's really phat!) ;-)
Try this on
Raymond Horton wrote:
Joel Sears wrote:
In a jazz context, That band really sucks means a band that's so bad
it can't blow. No other meaning.
Joel Sears
On Jul 14, 2005, at 6:15 AM, dhbailey wrote:
Okay, what's the term for words which are originally antonyms but
which in certain
I think the word is slang
Am 14.07.2005 um 19:05 schrieb dhbailey:
Raymond Horton wrote:
Joel Sears wrote:
In a jazz context, That band really sucks means a band that's so
bad
it can't blow. No other meaning.
Joel Sears
On Jul 14, 2005, at 6:15 AM, dhbailey wrote:
Okay, what's the term
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On Jul 14, 2005, at 10:05 PM, dhbailey wrote:
Raymond Horton wrote:
On Jul 14, 2005, at 6:15 AM, dhbailey wrote:
Okay, what's the term
Very OT!! Probably “off
list” reply is better.
Were I still working I would ask my teacher colleagues this-
but I ain’t!
My 7 year old grand-daughter and I occasionally have
discussions re parts of speech- verbs, adverbs, homonyms, synonyms, metaphors,
similes etc.
I think my
If memory serves:
A homonym is same sound, for different spelling and
meaning- e.g. pale and
pail- or rode and road, or two, too to - yes?
This should be homophone.
A synonym is different word for same meaning- e.g.
bucket and pail or pale
and pallid- yes?
This is definitely correct.
If memory serves:
A homonym is same sound, for different spelling and
meaning- e.g. pale and
pail- or rode and road, or two, too to - yes?
This should be homophone.
So if I'm afraid of words which sound alike but are spelled differently, am
I homophonophobic?
-Lee
On 13 Jul 2005, at 23:57, keith helgesen wrote:A homonym is same sound, for different spelling and meaning- e.g. pale and pail- or rode and road, or two, too to - yes? A synonym is different word for same meaning- e.g. bucket and pail or pale and pallid- yes? What is the word for ‘identical
Here are the relevant definitions from the Oxford Engish Dictionary:
Homophone: Applied to words having the same sound, but differing in
meaning or derivation; also to different symbols denoting the same sound
or group of sounds.
Homonym: Applied to words having the same sound, but differing in
The full definition for homonymn is:
1. a. The same name or word used to denote different things. b. Philol.
Applied to words having the same sound, but differing in meaning: opp.
to heteronym and synonym.
Philo. is a an abbreviation for philology. The other definitions also
reflect the use of
On 13 Jul 2005, at 23:57, keith helgesen wrote:Is there a word for same spelling, different meaning and pronounciation- e.g. lead (heavy metal, dog restraint, past tense of verb to lead)According tho Wikipedia: "Lead the metal and lead the verb, or moped the motorized bicycle and moped the past
Good point. Here's the definition of homograph from the OED:
Philol. A word of the same spelling as another, but of different origin
and meaning.
Wade Kotter
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On 13 Jul 2005, at 23:57, keith helgesen wrote:
Is there a word for same
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If memory serves:
A homonym is same sound, for different spelling and
meaning- e.g. pale and
pail- or rode and road, or two, too to - yes?
This should be homophone.
So if I'm afraid of words which sound alike but are spelled differently, am
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Good point. Here's the definition of homograph from the OED:
Philol. A word of the same spelling as another, but of different origin
and meaning.
Wade Kotter
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Not necessarily...you may just be a panicky phraseologist..
-K
On Jul 13, 2005, at 7:51 PM, Lee Actor wrote:
If memory serves:
A homonym is same sound, for different spelling and
meaning- e.g. pale and
pail- or rode and road, or two, too to - yes?
This should be homophone.
So if
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