noodles@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 个月前English momentsh.itjust.worksexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1599arrow-down19
arrow-up1590arrow-down1external-linkEnglish momentsh.itjust.worksnoodles@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 个月前message-square37fedilink
minus-squareEinar@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-22 个月前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.
minus-squarevateso5074@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-22 个月前Wait how else would you pronounce ‘bound’?
minus-squareEinar@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 个月前You don’t. But it still has double meaning. Good catch. It might not perfectly fit this list.
minus-squarevateso5074@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 个月前Maybe 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’?