for example:
inVALid- not allowed, not legal
INvalid- not able to sustain one's self without help
2006-10-22 12:57:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Yep.... just another thing that makes English difficult!
2006-10-24 05:33:51 · answer #1 · answered by fayra_elm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honestly in accordance to the definition of a Homonym that's the 1st concern i presumed-approximately A and C are the two spectacular. In linguistics, a homonym is, interior the stern experience, one among a team of words that share a similar spelling and a similar pronunciation yet have diverse meanings (in different words, are the two homographs and homophones), in lots of cases as a results of the two words having diverse origins. The state of being a homonym is named homonymy. Examples of pairs of homonyms are stalk (component of a plant) and stalk (stick to/harass a individual), and left (opposite of top) and left (previous demanding of leave) . yet i could pass with A homophones.
2016-11-24 23:19:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the answer to your question is, obviously, yes- which you already knew because you gave an example. I think you probably are looking for more examples, but since you did not specifically say so, I am not going to give any. It's hard enough aswering grammatically incorrect questions, so I won't even attempt to answer unasked questions.
2006-10-22 13:19:18 · answer #3 · answered by cryllie 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes, as an example t
he word volitile has l+ike 7 to 10 different meanings
2006-10-22 13:02:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Quail the noun (the bird) and quail the verb (to loose courage, to cower) however you say both words the same (kweyl)
2006-10-22 13:01:52 · answer #5 · answered by misskate12001 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Actually I find it rare to spot a word like that. Maybe I don't read that much. Dunno, can't really support my "Yes" but surely there is a couple of words my mind is not familiar with that are like your example.
2006-10-22 13:02:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
IN-tern = hospital doctor
in-TERN = put in a place of detention
2006-10-23 09:48:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
PERmit--as in, driving permit
perMIT--to allow
although for some reason, people up here think those two are interchangeable. *shrug*
2006-10-22 13:33:23 · answer #8 · answered by Tori 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wind...moving air
Wind...to tighten a screw
Wound...to injure
Wound..past tense of wind
2006-10-22 13:00:42 · answer #9 · answered by Grundoon 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
enSIGN: a standard
ENsign: lowest officer rank in the navy.
2006-10-22 17:36:45 · answer #10 · answered by mike i 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋