Monday, February 8, 2010

Check Again Homophones

What is a Homophone (homonym)?
Words that sound alike but not with the same meaning.
Just to list a few common examples examples:
their- belonging to them
there- a place
they're- contraction of "they are"

yore- the past
you're- contraction of "you are"
your- belonging to you

weather- meteorological conditions
wether- a castrated ram
whether- if it be the case

Where- a place
were- referring to the past
we're- contraction of "we are"

are- present 2d singular or present plural of be
our- belonging to many

FYI: eat and drink are two different things, is= singular, are=plural

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