Re: OT: Meaning


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Bob Pease wrote:
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CreateThis wrote:
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Idiot. You were given the answer twice but insist on fucking it up.
I
thought you were supposed to be some kinda linguist genius.

From the link given to you (and ignored):

"A homonym is a word that has the same pronunciation and spelling as
another word, but a different meaning.

No, it isn't, That's wrong. 'Bear' and 'bare' are homonyms. Different
meanings of one word are polysemy (multiplicity of meaning). Take the
German word 'Sinn' for example. It has dozens of meanings. It's highly
polysemous.

A homograph is a word that has the same spelling as another word,
but
a different meaning.

A homophone is a word that has the same pronunciation as another
word,
but a different meaning."

That's incorrect.

And just in case you don't trust Wikipedia, heres' the
Merriam-Webster
definition for homonym:

"one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different
in meaning (as the noun quail and the verb quail)"

For a genius, you're pretty dense.

Make that *very*, and willfully, dense. Like most creationists we
see
here.

CT




the OP conveniently "Forgot" to post wikipedia's disclaimer

"The definitions given here are based on authoritative dictionary
definitions, but in practice there is a great deal of confusion about
the
precise meaning of these words, and a variety of other interpretations
may
be encountered.
A homonym is a word that has the same pronunciation and spelling as
another
word, but a different meaning.
A homograph is a word that has the same spelling as another word, but a
different meaning.
A homophone is a word that has the same pronunciation as another word,
but a
different meaning.

These can cause ambiguity in reading text or in hearing speech."

for example
American Heritage Dictionary'

NOUN: 1. One of two or more words that have the same sound and *OFTEN*
(emphasis supplied) the same spelling but differ in meaning, such as
bank
(embankment) and bank (place where money is kept).

RJ Pease

Synonyms: Words that are spelled differently but mean the same thing
Homonyms: Words that are pronounced the same but are spelled
differently and mean different things

it seems that this definition is used more commonly
why are you ignoring American Heriitage, which differs from this
definition.?

RJ Pease


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