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