Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Just Thinking



> This took a lot
> of work to put together!

> 1) The bandage was wound
> around the wound.
>
> 2) The farm was used to produce
> produce.
>
> 3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse
> more refuse.
>
> 4) We must polish
> the Polish
> furniture..
>
> 5) He could lead
> if he would get the lead
> out.
>
> 6) The soldier decided to desert
> his dessert in the desert..
>
> 7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time
> topresent
> the present.
>
> 8) A bass
> was painted on the head of the bass
> drum.
>
> 9) When shot at, the dove dove
> into the bushes.
>
> 10) I did not object
> to the object.
>
> 11) The insurance was
> invalid
> for the invalid.
>
> 12) There was a row
> among the oarsmen about how to row.
>
> 13) They were too close
> to the door to close
> it.
>
> 14) The buck does
> funny things when the does
> are present.  
>
> 15) A seamstress and a
> sewer
> fell down into a sewer
> line.
>
> 16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow
> to sow.
>
> 17) The wind
> was too strong for me to wind
> the sail.
>
> 18) Upon seeing the tear
> in the painting I shed a tear..
>
> 19) I had to subject
> the subject
> to a series of tests.
>
> 20) How can I intimate
> this to my most intimate
> friend

2 comments:

  1. Dang, now you got me a wondering. Would wondering and wandering fit into that list somewhere?

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  2. Most of the words listed below are closely related: for example, "absent" meaning "missing", and as a verb meaning "to make oneself missing". There are however, also many cases in which homographs are of entirely separate origin, or whose meanings have diverged to the point that present-day speakers have little historical connection: for example, "bat" and "bear". Many, though not all of these have first syllables that evolved from Latin. Also, some words only exhibit stress alternation in certain varieties of English. For a list of homographs with different pronunciations (heteronyms) see List of heteronyms.

    1.affect
    2.attribute
    3.back
    4.bank
    5.bar
    6.bat
    7.bear
    8.bow
    9.can
    10.capture
    11.change
    12.clear
    13.close
    14.combine
    15.commune
    16.compact
    17.compost
    18.compound
    19.compress
    20.conduct
    21.conscript
    22.console
    23.consort
    24.construct
    25.consult
    26.content
    27.contest
    28.contrast
    29.converse
    30.convert
    31.convict
    32.cool
    33.dear
    34.default
    35.defect
    36.digest
    37.discharge
    38.dismount
    39.display
    40.down
    41.effect
    42.engage
    43.entrances
    44.evening
    45.exploit
    46.extract
    47.file
    48.finance
    49.fine
    50.foot
    51.impact
    52.implant
    53.import
    54.impound
    55.incline
    56.increase
    57.insert
    58.insult
    59.intercept
    60.interchange
    61.intrigue
    62.into
    63.invalid
    64.invite
    65.lead
    66.letter
    67.light
    68.live
    69.match
    70.may[dubious – discuss]
    71.mind
    72.minute
    73.moped
    74.nail
    75.number
    76.object
    77.offense
    78.overcount
    79.overlay
    80.overlook
    81.park
    82.perfect
    83.perfume
    84.permit
    85.pervert
    86.portmanteau
    87.proceeds
    88.progress
    89.protest
    90.purpose
    91.quail
    92.quarry
    93.rebel
    94.recall
    95.recap
    96.recess
    97.redress
    98.refund
    99.regress
    100.reject
    101.relapse
    102.remake
    103.research
    104.resent
    105.retake
    106.retard
    107.retract
    108.rock
    109.rose
    110.row
    111.sewer
    112.sink
    113.skied
    114.subject
    115.survey
    116.suspect
    117.sign
    118.spirit
    119.tear
    120.theory
    121.transfer
    122.transform
    123.transplant
    124.transport
    125.transpose
    126.too
    127.undercount
    128.update
    129.uplift
    130.upset
    131.watch
    132.wave
    133.wind
    134.wound
    135.yard
    136.well

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