Isle vs Aisle. Kroger has aisles. Gilligan lived on an isle.
May 27, 2026, 06:30 PM
Ripley
^^^^ I'll have to get back to you on that.
Set the controls for the heart of the Sun.
May 28, 2026, 06:18 AM
Tn226
Don't let improper use of phase faze you
May 28, 2026, 06:56 AM
arfmel
Waist vs. waste
Manner vs. manor
May 28, 2026, 07:46 AM
dgshooter
quote:
Originally posted by Ripley:
quote:
Originally posted by V-Tail: ..'for all intensive porpoises.'"
I've said that for many many decades. I think it was in some long gone comic strip way back in the day.
I thought it was: For all intents and purposes.
May 28, 2026, 07:57 AM
egregore
This one irks me: reign in vs. rein in. Reign is to rule over, reins control a horse.
"The Almighty, He put some livin' things on this earth so a man can eat." - Festus Haggen, Gunsmoke
May 28, 2026, 03:55 PM
.38supersig
But can you pare a pair of pears?
May 28, 2026, 05:21 PM
V-Tail
quote:
Originally posted by egregore:
This one irks me: reign in vs. rein in. Reign is to rule over, reins control a horse.
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June 03, 2026, 10:07 AM
billpocz
This is real 'pun'ishment!!
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June 05, 2026, 09:04 AM
egregore
^ ^^^ Is that an umbrella term?
June 08, 2026, 06:48 PM
egregore
Jibe vs. jive. Jive is what you call Barbara Billingsley over to translate. Jibe is agreement or accordance with previously established facts.
June 09, 2026, 02:58 PM
Gustofer
RINO vs. Rhino.
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June 09, 2026, 10:00 PM
egregore
I shudder to think how often shutter is misused.This message has been edited. Last edited by: egregore,
June 10, 2026, 09:42 PM
trapper189
Damp, damper, dampen, dampener. Not really homophones, but still confusing.
June 11, 2026, 09:37 AM
V-Tail
Preven(ta)tive
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June 11, 2026, 11:48 AM
83v45magna
The whole thing is just mindbottling.
Didn't Norm Crosby base his entire schtick on this sort of thing?
'He's so dumb he can't even resuscitate Einstein's fear of relatives.'
June 11, 2026, 12:16 PM
Fredward
I taught my kids about these words early on. Fred Gwynne wrote a kid's book called "The King Who Rained" that was very helpful, and pretty funny as well.
June 14, 2026, 06:37 AM
SIGguy229
Sat through an interview on Friday with a woman with 15 years of HR experience (interviewing for an HR role)...kept using the word "irregardless".
Like nails on a chalkboard. She used it 8 times.
June 14, 2026, 08:02 AM
Fly-Sig
quote:
Originally posted by trapper189: Damp, damper, dampen, dampener. Not really homophones, but still confusing.
Homophonia, not that there's anything wrong with that.
