noodles@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 20 hours agoEnglish momentsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1510arrow-down17
arrow-up1503arrow-down1imageEnglish momentsh.itjust.worksnoodles@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 20 hours agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareEinar@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-216 hours 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-up6·edit-28 hours agoWait how else would you pronounce ‘bound’?
minus-squareEinar@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours agoYou don’t. But it still has double meaning. Good catch. It might not perfectly fit this list.
minus-squarevateso5074@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours 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’?
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’?
Bound vs bound