Archive for Homophones
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For some reason, I keep forgetting to post a link to an amusing site that illustrates the differences between two or more homophones, called Homophones, Weakly. I like the pun in the site’s name, as the author posts on a not-so-weekly basis.
Vardibidian recently pointed to a Ronnie Corbett sketch involving double meanings of terms like “Blackberry.” I enjoyed the sketch; fun verbal comedy. And I was pleased, because I often see...
I turned on the radio during Talk of the Nation's Science Friday yesterday, in the middle of a segment about natural gas in water. At one point (starting at 13:52...