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english language can be strange

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

words that have the same spelling but with different meanings, for example

close (to shut) and close (very near)

left (from leave) and left (opposite to right)

any more ??

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

shit

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

cock(male genitalia)cock( male chicken)

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By *els_BellsWoman
over a year ago

with the moon n stars somewhere in gtr manc

Wind (as in to tighten or wind a watch up) or wind as in the weather.

Read as in I have read the book or I am going to read a book.

I love the English language especially dialects.

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

Mushroom , as in edible/inedible fungi, nice pleasant polite sexy bloke or utter twat.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"words that have the same spelling but with different meanings, for example

close (to shut) and close (very near)

left (from leave) and left (opposite to right)

any more ??"

you wood say that wooden you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

read read

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Live as in living, or live as in watching a live band

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

these are why the english language is the hardest to comprehend, or rather the written language anyway, and is still bastardised by the natives, so i dont see why we expect others to have it donw easily.

the problem is, the difference between bought and brought, of and off, where, were and wear,there and thier, et al, is minimal, yet can make you look ignorant, retarded and is blody annoying to say the least lol

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By *exybabyMan
over a year ago

Canterbury....ish

Minute...as in 60 minutes to the hour

Minute...as in tiny

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By *o Peep n WoodyCouple
over a year ago

suffolk

Pair & pear

Which & witch

There & Their

They are called Homophones

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Those kind of quirks are not the only ones. I was watching 'Red Cliff' last night which is a John Woo chinese film with English subtitles (an excellent film btw) and at the end there was a poem translated into English whilst set to song in Chinese. I could tell from the meter of the song that the end of the lines didn't rhyme in Chinese - but they did in the English translation.

obviously someone writing a song or poem in their native tongue 2000 years ago didn't factor in that one day it would be translated into English but it's wierd that that's how the poem was constructed.

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Cunt cunt..dont think i need to explain the different but same thinghy

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By *enithWoman
over a year ago

closer than you think

second .... as in come between 1st and 3rd

second .... as in moment of time

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By *exybabyMan
over a year ago

Canterbury....ish


"Pair & pear

Which & witch

There & Their

They are called Homophones "

Not the style the OP requested. All of those words are spelt differently as opposed to being spelt the same

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Pair & pear

Which & witch

There & Their

They are called Homophones "

thought that was to male telecommunication devices that liked each other

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To, two, too.

Chew, choo.

Said Thomas stupidly as he pulled into the station

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By *o Peep n WoodyCouple
over a year ago

suffolk


"Pair & pear

Which & witch

There & Their

They are called Homophones

Not the style the OP requested. All of those words are spelt differently as opposed to being spelt the same "

OK, smarty pants

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"To, two, too.

Chew, choo.

Said Thomas stupidly as he pulled into the station "
wheres the fat controller?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ass and ass

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"To, two, too.

Chew, choo.

Said Thomas stupidly as he pulled into the station wheres the fat controller? "

I'm here!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Twat and Politician

Oops, Just remembered they had to be spelt the same.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shag - both sometimes refer to birds!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nipple ... part of your body

Nipple ... someone acting like an idiot

See also, Cock , Tit and Arse

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"Nipple ... part of your body

Nipple ... someone acting like an idiot

See also, Cock , Tit and Arse"
i did cunt earlier lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sometimes the way a word is said can confuse people as my work had a letter that had used the word 'sought' instead of 'sort', two entirely different meanings

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Nipple ... part of your body

Nipple ... someone acting like an idiot

See also, Cock , Tit and Arsei did cunt earlier lol "

Gah, I forgot that one!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Sometimes the way a word is said can confuse people as my work had a letter that had used the word 'sought' instead of 'sort', two entirely different meanings"

meat and meet

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By *heekychezzaWoman
over a year ago

warrington

how about bow

1. tie a ribbon in a bow

2. to bend from the waist/bow ones head

3. A weapon used to fire arrows

4. a rod with horsehair used to play a violin

5. the fore-end of a ship

6. to submit - as in bow to the inevitable

...and I'm sure there are others,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

'Wife' and 'Murderous Cow once a month'

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"how about bow

1. tie a ribbon in a bow

2. to bend from the waist/bow ones head

3. A weapon used to fire arrows

4. a rod with horsehair used to play a violin

5. the fore-end of a ship

6. to submit - as in bow to the inevitable

...and I'm sure there are others, "

wow,6 .. thats really good out of one word

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford


"how about bow

1. tie a ribbon in a bow

2. to bend from the waist/bow ones head

3. A weapon used to fire arrows

4. a rod with horsehair used to play a violin

5. the fore-end of a ship

6. to submit - as in bow to the inevitable

...and I'm sure there are others,

wow,6 .. thats really good out of one word"

Shame she didn't have a dog,

Bow wow wow.

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By *enithWoman
over a year ago

closer than you think

how about whip ....

1. To strike with repeated strokes, as with a strap or rod; lash.

2.

a. To punish or chastise by repeated striking with a strap or rod; flog.

b. To afflict, castigate, or reprove severely: "For nonconformity the world whips you with its displeasure" (Ralph Waldo Emerson).

3. To drive, force, or compel by flogging, lashing, or other means.

4. To strike or affect in a manner similar to whipping or lashing: Icy winds whipped my face.

5. To beat (cream or eggs, for example) into a froth or foam.

6. Informal To snatch, pull, or remove in a sudden manner: He whipped off his cap.

7. To sew with a loose overcast or overhand stitch.

8. To wrap or bind (a rope, for example) with twine to prevent unraveling or fraying.

9. Nautical To hoist by means of a rope passing through an overhead pulley.

10. Informal To defeat; outdo: Our team can whip your team.

phew!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Polish to shine

Polish, from the country

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The correct term for this is Heteronyms

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross


"Pair & pear

Which & witch

There & Their

They are called Homophones "

Nope.

Yours are spelled differently and have different meanings but sound the same.

The O.P's are Spelled the same. Have different meanings and sound different.

The O.P's are heteronyms. Yours are heterographs or homophones.

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