Naina B. answered • 07/12/16
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Here is an example:
Way: No way, way to go, there is a different way to do this..... and soon
Whey: Whey is a good source of calcium and protein.
Hope this helps.
Ed M.
Technically, a homograph refers to one of at least two words that are only spelled the same (think of the graph root which means 'write'); the words may have different meanings and/or pronunciations, as with bow meaning 'bend over' when it rhymes with cow but referring to a special kind of connected loop (as in wrapped with a bow and bow tie) or to a type of weapon when it rhymes with tow.
A homonym, again in strict technical usage, is one of at least two words distinct in meaning that are both homographs and homophones of each other, i.e., they are written (homograph) and pronounced the same (homophone, associate the root phone here with 'sound' as in phonics or telephone). In other words, homonyms "are spelled and sound alike," an example being pool, which could refer to a place for swimming or to the type of game also known as billiards (and the word can have even further, unrelated meanings).
So way and whey which Naina B. suggested and your chews and choose would actually be homophones but not homographs and thus not homonyms either, again in the strictest sense.
So way and whey which Naina B. suggested and your chews and choose would actually be homophones but not homographs and thus not homonyms either, again in the strictest sense.
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07/13/16
Naina B.
Thank you Ed M. for taking time in explaining, I gave a quick answer to help the student explore further.
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