HIT: Homonym, Homophone ???

[Laura Strickland <MayportMS@AOL.COM>]

There were some requests for a hit on this subject.  I have left off names=20
and compiled similar responses to save space.  Thanks again to everyone!


From: http://rinkworks.com/words/heteronyms.shtml

The words homograph, homogram, homophone, homonym, and heteronym are
frequently confused, sometimes even by permissive dictionaries eager to
reflect common usage rather than proper meaning. Homograph and homogram,
which are synonyms, refer to words that are spelled the same but differ in
meaning, derivation, or pronunication. Homophones are words that are
pronounced the same but differ in meaning, derivation, or spelling. Homonyms
are words that are both a homographs and a homophones: words that are
spelled and pronounced the same but differ in meaning or derivation.
Heteronyms are a type of homograph. They are words that are spelled the same
but differ in meaning and pronunciation. All heteronyms are also homographs,
but not all homographs are heteronyms. Many heteronyms are similar in
meaning (especially a related noun and verb are spelled the same but
pronounced differently), while others are wholly unrelated.

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We were discussing this exact thing in a curriculum meeting last week.=A0 I
think homonyms are words that are spelled the same but sound different
depending on meaning.=A0 Homophones sound the same but are spelled
differently.=A0 BUT these two words are commonly used interchangeably these
days.

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they are hetreonyms

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Bingo -- finally found it:

http://www.ultralingua.net/dictionary/

A homonym has (sometimes) different spelling, but the same pronunciation
(e.g. bare, bear)
What you're looking for is HETERONYM

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From Merriam-Webster dictionary:

one of two or more words spelled alike but different in meaning or derivatio=
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or pronunciation (as the bow of a ship, a bow and arrow).
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

At this site, right under the definition of the word, it gives you a link to=
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the 10 best sites for homographs.

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Thanks to all who responded - what a big help you all are, even with the=20
little questions like this!

Laura Strickland, LMS
Mayport Middle School
Atlantic Bch, FL  32233
MayportMS@aol.com

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