Bobby PolitteDue ewe ever half problems typing out the wrong version of a homonym - like ‘hear’ for ‘here’. Eye often only ketch it win I reed my post after sending it.
jumacomfortably numb
they’re sat there in their corner
sucking their wee thumb
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@stevencudahy
we’ve no leftovers
to meet the awful hunger
all has been consumed
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AnneTheWriterBonus #DadJoke
“Knock knock.”
“Who’s there?”
“To.”
“To who?”
“Actually, it’s to whom.”
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GeorgeLThomasHomonyms and Homophones - and explanation
#amwriting #writingcommunity #homonyms #homophones #English #language #words
http://georgelthomas.com/2019/09/18/homonyms-and-homophones/
Estelle Platini#nonce is two separate nouns:
Nonce (1) means: The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose.
(Etymology 1 is inherited from Middle English nonse, nones.)
Nonce (2, in Britain and Ireland) means: A sex offender, especially one who perpetrates against children.
(Etymology 2 is dated 1975, in British criminal slang.) French equivalent: #pointeur
More: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nonce
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Court Cantrell does not complyIn other news....
Long story short, I sang the first lines of "O Danny Boy" in front of the 12yo.
She said, "That song is just awkward. It makes me think of Mario."
Pipes.
Y'all, I DIED. 🤣
FarrenLadies and gentlemen, I give you the absolute absurdity that is the English language. https://ddinstagram.com/reel/C-_El56RpwS/ #englishlanguage #homonyms
SusannaAuthor Old White HippieOMG. If this doesn’t prove my belief that every writer needs a good editor, then, well, may a hurricane bear down on me within the next 48 hours. . .
“Slim with a tight blonde ponytail, crossed legs in skinny jeans, and heels with telltale red souls, the woman sipped an iced beverage while reading a book.”
Grammar Helpers:
"YOU'RE going to need to work on YOUR homonyms."
"THEY'RE going over THERE to eat THEIR picnic."
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