#homonyms

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The Swedish Chef preparing chocolate mousse.

[davinki-2000]

A: William the second has made plans to leave a sentient and helpful feather pen his son, William the third, in the event of his death.

B: Are you sure?

A: Yes, it was first given to William II by his father, William I (known for being quite stubborn), who is determined to have the tradition carried on.

B: And what of William III's son?

A: Yes, William III plans to leave his grandfather's pen to his son, William IV.

Too many words? Allow me to paraphrase.

A: Will will will Will a willing quill.

B: Will Will will Will the willing quill?

A: Well, willful Will, who willed Will the willing quill, willed that Will will will Will the willing quill.

B: Will Will will willful Will's willing quill to Will?

A: Will will will willful Will's willing quill to Will.

I came up with this a kid and no one has ever seemed very pleased by it.

[knight-in-sour-armor]

[1-heya-kiki-1]

Here is a list of words commonly mixed up and their proper definition and use!!

Longgggggg explanation under the cut!!

Before I start, here are some basic definitions of types of words

Pronouns - a word used to take place of place a noun

Ex. He, she, they, you, our, ect.

Forms of pronouns

Personal pronouns - I, you, he, she, it, we, they ect

Demonstrative pronouns - this, that, these, those ect

Indefinite pronouns - all, anyone, nobody, several ect

Possessive pronouns - Our, hers, their, mine ect

Reflexive pronouns - myself, themselves, yourself ect

Contractions - contractions are shortened words by combining two or more words into one word

Ex. They're, can't, aren't, you're ect ect

Homophones and homographs -

Homophones are words that are pronounced the same but have different spelling and meaning (ex. Know/no, eight/ate, ect)

Homographs are words that have the same spelling but different pronunciation and meaning (ex. Bow/bow, tear/tear ect.)

Now for the mixed up words, and their correct uses and definitions!!

There/their/they're

There is word with many uses (it can be an adverb, noun, interjection, adjective, or pronoun) but it is typically used to indicate where something is

Uses in a sentence -

There is someone who knows what they're talking about!

That over there is a cat!

Oh, that building is over there!

Their is a possessive pronoun that shows something is owned or related to someone or multiple people

Uses in a sentence -

Parents need to watch for their children.

What is their preferred name?

That book is theirs, not yours

They're is a contraction of the phrase they are

Uses in a sentence -

They're pretty studious!

Don't you know that they're together?

They're going to the mall today!

You're and your

You're is a contraction of you are

Uses in a sentence -

You're a pretty cool person!

Ugh you're so irritating!

Do you know that you're great?

Your is a possessive pronoun

Uses in a sentence -

What's your name?

Is that cat yours?

What was your childhood dream job?

Are and our and hour (people get are and our mixed up and people get our and hour mixed up so I'm combing them into one thing)

Are is a verb form of the word be, it is used in present tense to show existence or state of being

Uses in a sentence -

They are pretty awesome!

There are no easy solutions to this unfortunately.

Are you having trouble with this?

Our is a first person possessive pronoun that includes yourself and others

Uses in a sentence -

We all went to our favorite restaurant today!

Do you like our matching shirts?

Our favorite day is Friday?

Hour is a measurement of time that consists of 60 minutes

Uses in a sentence -

Ugh this is gonna take hours!

What hours of the day did you wake up at?

We can hang out for two hours!

Two/to/too

Two is a number or amount, it is one more than the number one!

Uses in a sentence (one example this time) -

I got two different surprise boxes!!

To is a preposition, infinitive marker, and adverb

Uses in a sentence -

What's your go to restaurant?

Her expression changed from joy to sadness.

Are you going to go to their house?

Too is an adverb that either indicates something is to do a higher degree, or in addition to something

Uses in a sentence -

Oh! I like that movie too!!

You're doing way too much, chill out.

Me too!

Than and then

Than is a comparative conjunction and preposition

Uses in a sentence -

Do you like this more than that?

They observe rather than help out.

He does nothing other than play games.

Then is an adverb that indicates the time or what next

Uses in a sentence -

I used to do that back then, but not really anymore.

First we went to the mall, then we went to get food.

Then if that's not your name, what is your name?

Lose and loose

Lose is a verb meaning that something is missing or gone, or the opposite of win

Uses in a sentence -

I am going to lose the race!

Don't lose your new toy this time.

Did you lose your appetite?

How many aura points did I lose?

Loose is a word meaning something is released or not tightly in place

Uses in a sentence -

Your shoelaces are loose.

The lions got loose from the zoo!

I have a relatively loose schedule.

Accept and except

Accept is to receive something

Uses in a sentence -

I don't accept this! How could you lie to me!?

Well I accepted you into the job!

Did the computer accept the new password?

Except is to exclude something

Uses in a sentence -

We all are going to the theme park except for Tom, since they get sick easily.

I would've went, except it is too far.

Vehicles have to follow road law except for ambulances since they need to save people!

It's and its

It's is a contraction of it is

Uses in a sentence (just one sentence) -

It's pretty difficult to type all of this out.

Its is a possessive pronoun

Uses in a sentence (just one sentence) -

What is its favorite meal?

Desert and dessert

Desert is a place with very low precipitation/very dry ex the Sahara or technically Antarctica

Ex. It feels like a desert here! It's so dry!

Dessert is a treat that is typically sweet! You may eat it after a meal.

Oh! I really wanted to try that dessert!!

Thing to remember which is which!! You would only want one desert so there is only one S and you would want more dessert so there are two S's

Affect and effect

Affect is a verb, which causes change

Uses in a sentence -

What are you going to do to affect your behavior?

Tylenol does not affect the chances for autism, that isn't how it works.

Are you affected by any illnesses?

Effect is a noun form of affect

Uses in a sentence -

Love may have a strong effect on people, whether it is platonic, romantic, or familial love.

What effect do you have on people?

Cleaning can cause an effect where you are more motivated!

This is all since this post is very long, I hope this is helpful to people! If I have any mistakes feel free to tell me so I can fix it!

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Bonus 104: What's in a nym? Synonyms, antonyms, and so many more | Lingthusiasm

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Bonus 104: What's in a nym? Synonyms, antonyms, and so many more

You might have learned about synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, and acronyms in school. But do you know about... autoantonyms, contronyms, hypernyms, hyponyms, metonyms, eponyms, anonyms, backronyms, matronyms, patronyms, retronyms, endonyms, exonyms, toponyms, telonyms, demonyms, razzonyms, oikonyms, AND phantonyms?

In this bonus episode, Lauren and Gretchen get enthusiastic about our favourite words ending in nym! Okay, technically it's -onym (Greek for name, it's the same root as the beginning of onomatopoeia), but nym feels catchier. We talk about how there are so many kinds of nym words that are weirder and wackier than classic synonyms and antonyms, how even synonyms and antonyms aren't quite as straightforward as they seem, and why retronyms make people mad but are Gretchen's absolute favourite. Plus: a tiny quiz segment on our favourite obscure and cool-sounding nyms!

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Keith: Daniel… why is there a Lance shaped dent in the Red Lion?

Daniel: Um…

Keith: Well?

Daniel: I-it was an accident.

Lance: WHERE DID YOU EVEN FIND A MEDIEVAL LANCE?!

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Pi rhymes with pie

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