tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post4307239919121721870..comments2024-03-07T21:45:59.348-07:00Comments on Madness...Crossword and Otherwise: Tuesday, June 12 - Jonathan GerschLinda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-12846845549746190662007-07-24T20:11:00.000-06:002007-07-24T20:11:00.000-06:00Cornbread, I sure hope you still have that suit ; ...Cornbread, I sure hope you still have that suit ; )<BR/><BR/>It always makes me smile to see that you've posted something on the blog. And it's always something delightful.Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-42628838511831786052007-07-24T19:31:00.000-06:002007-07-24T19:31:00.000-06:00well i'll be. thanks to the link i found out i'm a...well i'll be. thanks to the link i found out i'm a tuesday's child, too. though i'm not claiming all that much grace.<BR/>for a goofy picture of me in a windsor knot:<BR/>http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/r2bibby/rick11or12.jpg<BR/><BR/>as for homophones...hey! some of my best friends call me on homophones.cornbread hellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044619147561532271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-62015663951370312652007-06-12T18:19:00.000-06:002007-06-12T18:19:00.000-06:00I remember homonym, antonym and synonym. I don't ...I remember homonym, antonym and synonym. I don't think the word homophone had been invented yet when I was in school ; )Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-23222151185892290192007-06-12T14:38:00.000-06:002007-06-12T14:38:00.000-06:00Websters defines "homonym" as a word with the same...Websters defines "homonym" as a word with the same pronunciation as another but with a different meaning, origin, and usually, spelling...<BR/><BR/>...and a "homophone" as any of two or more letters or groups of letters having the same pronunciation, with a second definition -- "same as" homonym.<BR/><BR/>"Eve" and "eave" ergo may be called either a "homonym" or a "homophone".<BR/><BR/>Unless an audio presentation of the word is present, it would seem more appropriate to refer to the word or words at hand in the sense of "homonym".<BR/><BR/>Write on, Linda.DONALDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398968047673788006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-40254581041080918222007-06-12T10:41:00.000-06:002007-06-12T10:41:00.000-06:00I recall that words that sound alike but are spell...I recall that words that sound alike but are spelled differently are called homophones, rather than homonyms. Homonyms are reserved for words that sound and are spelled a like (e.g., bat as in baseball and bat as in bat[s] in the belfry).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com