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Two words, that are one. Or one word that is two.

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June 03, 2017, 10:01 PM
henryaz
Two words, that are one. Or one word that is two.
 
antelope, antelope
elk, elk
sash, sash
deer, deer
 
June 04, 2017, 12:12 AM
Orguss
quote:
Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
quote:
Originally posted by Drew136:
Three flies:
1. A housefly
2. Your pant's zipper
3. The act of travelling in an airplane.

How about a 4th?
4. The act of travelling fast in a car


You can do it on the fly.

Pretty fly for a white guy.


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June 04, 2017, 02:37 AM
flashguy
The OP was about words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently (and thereby are usually different parts of speech).

flashguy



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June 04, 2017, 05:40 AM
C L Wilkins
quote:
Originally posted by flashguy:
The OP was about words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently (and thereby are usually different parts of speech).

flashguy


You really expect no thread drift from this group? Smile

But what about words that are pronounced the same, mean completely the opposite of each other, and are spelled differently...

Raise, raze.

CW
June 04, 2017, 05:47 AM
Cassandra
quote:
Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
quote:
Originally posted by Drew136:
Three flies:
1. A housefly
2. Your pant's zipper
3. The act of travelling in an airplane.

How about a 4th?
4. The act of travelling fast in a car


I missed the zipper.

Oh, moving fast in a car is symbolic of moving through the air.


And how about on the fly (under he wire)?


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June 04, 2017, 06:08 AM
C L Wilkins
And the word English itself.

Language.
A nationality.

and in the game of pool...

"When he hit the cue ball there was quite a bit of English on it."

Pool - a game
Pool - a group of workers
Pool - as in a gaming pool, such as a football pool
Pool - as in a pool of water
Pool - as in the backyard

CW