"Phonetic" poems.... - Bilge

DZ Doctor Z Tiki Socialite Jasper's Reef, Torrance, CA Joined: Aug 01, 2002 Posts: 1620	DZ Doctor Z Posted posted on Thu, Aug 11, 2005 10:46 PM On 2005-08-11 20:48, Tikibelle wrote: Ok, now I have to break up all the fun for a little grammar lesson… Homonyms are only word pairs like, where and wear (which would work for the poems), but since the poem allow for pairs such as “classic” to go with “class. ICK!” you would have to call the poems phonetic and not homonymic. So, the original poster was actually correct. Actually, homonyms (from the Latin for "same name") are words that are BOTH spelled the same and prounounced the same, but have different meanings. EX: quiver (verb - to shake or move with a slight trembling motion) and quiver (noun - a case for holding arrows). What y'all are actually dealing with are homophones (from the Latin for "same sound"), two or more words that are pronounced alike, but are different in spelling or meaning.

On 2005-08-11 20:48, Tikibelle wrote:
Ok, now I have to break up all the fun for a little grammar lesson…

Homonyms are only word pairs like, where and wear (which would work for the poems), but since the poem allow for pairs such as “classic” to go with “class. ICK!” you would have to call the poems phonetic and not homonymic. So, the original poster was actually correct.

Actually, homonyms (from the Latin for "same name") are words that are BOTH spelled the same and prounounced the same, but have different meanings. EX: quiver (verb - to shake or move with a slight trembling motion) and quiver (noun - a case for holding arrows).

What y'all are actually dealing with are homophones (from the Latin for "same sound"), two or more words that are pronounced alike, but are different in spelling or meaning.

Post #179124 by Doctor Z on Thu, Aug 11, 2005 10:46 PM