noodles@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 11 months agoEnglish momentsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1582arrow-down19
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minus-squareEinar@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 months agoIf anyone wants to know, such words are called “heteronyms”. Had to look up other examples. Turns out there’s a few of those. For example: tear, wind, row, sow, bound. Ok, class is over.
minus-squarevateso5074@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-211 months agoWait how else would you pronounce ‘bound’?
minus-squareEinar@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoYou don’t. But it still has double meaning. Good catch. It might not perfectly fit this list.
minus-squarevateso5074@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoMaybe it was a typo and they meant to write ‘wound’?
If anyone wants to know, such words are called “heteronyms”.
Had to look up other examples. Turns out there’s a few of those. For example: tear, wind, row, sow, bound.
Ok, class is over.
Wait how else would you pronounce ‘bound’?
Bound vs bound
You don’t. But it still has double meaning.
Good catch. It might not perfectly fit this list.
Maybe it was a typo and they meant to write ‘wound’?