noodles@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 days agoEnglish momentsh.itjust.worksexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1588arrow-down19
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minus-squareEinar@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-22 days 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-22 days agoWait how else would you pronounce ‘bound’?
minus-squareEinar@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoYou don’t. But it still has double meaning. Good catch. It might not perfectly fit this list.
minus-squarevateso5074@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days 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’?