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To: Fresh Wind

That’s funny right there...
and the real definition:
two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)


237 posted on 01/19/2010 5:40:01 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: MrB
Heterophone


239 posted on 01/19/2010 5:43:05 AM PST by Fresh Wind (January 19 is National Popcorn Day!)
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