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
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Dang, now you got me a wondering. Would wondering and wandering fit into that list somewhere?
ReplyDeleteMost 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.
ReplyDelete1.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