2006-08-27 03:32:23 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Well, welcome to the world of learning languages!
Now you have to understand 2 things
1. English is not the mother language.. a derivative of many languages with alterations. Sanskrit is considered to be root language.
2. English doesn't have its own so called "PURITY", coz of a altered mix bag of languages.
2006-08-27 03:44:31 · answer #1 · answered by Mohan 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
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why minute (meaning time) and minute (meaning a small thing) r spelt the same yet thet r different?
2015-08-18 15:47:58 · answer #2 · answered by Dominica 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Minut Definition
2016-10-30 06:40:25 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Minute Small
2016-12-10 05:59:25 · answer #4 · answered by lacuesta 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they r homonyms meaning there r words which spell same. sound same but mean different. for example 1 well (1. from where we get water 2 well means fine ) 2. fine ( 1. u pay fine if u do something wrong 2. all in fine in war & love. in english u find many words like them. there r another set of words called homophones where only sound is same where as spelling & meanings are different. for example 1. too, to, two 2. for . far etc
2006-08-30 07:10:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
They both come from the same Latin root, "minutus", which meant small. A "minute" of time is considered a relatively small amount of time (compared to the average human lifespan, for example.)
2006-08-27 03:39:44 · answer #6 · answered by zimbo 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's a heteronym, and very common in the english language. Different cultures in english speaking countries also affect the way we have meanings for words. polish (the furniture shiner) and Polish (as in nationality) bang (as in alliteration, the sound of a gun) or american word for fringe bogey (from your nose) bogey (on a train) bow (as in tie a bow) bow (in karate) bum (as in buttocks) bum (as in homeless guy) converse (to talk) converse (as in the shoe) desert (to leave someone) desert (think egypt and pyramids) dove (the bird) dove (he dove off a cliff into the deep blue ocean beneath him) lead (poisonous metal) lead (as in taking the lead of something) minute (tiny) minute (as in time 60 minutes to an hour) tear (up a piece of paper) tear (in your eye) wind (up something e.g clockwork train) wind(weather element)
2016-03-16 07:01:27 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are homographs, words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings. These are similar to homonyms, which in addition to being spelled the same, have the same pronunciation, but different meanings. Other instances of homographs include address (verb) and address (noun), and close (proximity) and close (to shut). Given that the English language is a compilation of tweaked languages, it is unsurprising that such words exist in such a matter, and remains a bit of a language fluke.
2006-08-27 04:10:09 · answer #8 · answered by dragonking862003 2 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Why do flower and flour sound the same even though they are spelt differently and mean different things?
2006-08-27 03:38:38 · answer #9 · answered by padfoot: not dead, just gone =) 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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Alternate (adjective) and alternate (verb) Bass (fish) and bass (guitar) Bow (verb) and bow (for violin) Close (near) and close (shut) Console (comfort) and console (like playstation) Contract and contract Desert (the place) and desert (to abandon) Dove (the bird) and dove (past tense of dive) Invalid (adj. not valid) and invalid (noun) Lead (metal) and lead (opposite of follow) Minute (time) and minute (small) Moped (the floor) and moped (cried) Number (counting) and number (more numb) Plaque (on your teeth) and plaque (on the wall) Present (gift) and present (presentation) Project (noun) and project (projector) Putting (to put somewhere) and putting (golf) Sewer (one who sews clothes) and sewer (gutter) Sin (mathematical) and sin (ex. 10 commandments). Tear (cry) and tear (rip) Wind (noun) and wind (verb, to rhyme with bind) Wound (cut) and wound (past tense of wind)
2016-03-27 04:01:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
coz time is small (minute). Wait a minute say the people and make us wait for hours.
2006-08-27 03:52:31 · answer #11 · answered by N. S 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋