Repost - World Playing with Homonyms


Homonyms/ Homophones

July 7, 2006

Po-tay-to, po-tah-to

I keep messing up allowed and aloud. Silly really, but that’s the thing I’ve been doing.

Other common homonym confusions:

their/there/they’re

two/to/too

effect/affect

except/accept

T. Heywood from Kara’s office/ they would

Your call/ York Hall, my freshman year dorm

would/wood

Yankees Suck/ I love the Sox

PBR/ NPR

pin/ pen/ pan

Only in Boston: our/ are (ow-ah)

our/hour

here/hear

Only in Boston: khakis/ car keys

Only in Boston: laud/ Lord (lawhd heyah ow-ah prayah)

tin/ten

pitcher/picture