23 Aug 20
@wolfgang59 saidseam & seem
sync & sink
give the impression of join in fabric
Soap ingredient untruth
@wolfgang59 saidthe closest I can come up with is satire/ satyr, but they're not pronounced the same.
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@vivify saidI have the same problem with satire/satyr which was my thought too, so I assumed I was wrong. I've just checked a UK-published list of homophones and it's there, so I think it must be the answer.
the closest I can come up with is satire/ satyr, but they're not pronounced the same.
https://www.realspellers.org/forums/orthography/926-homophones-sez-who
25 Aug 20
@vivify saidThat's the answer I wanted.
the closest I can come up with is satire/ satyr, but they're not pronounced the same.
I wasn't aware of any other pronunciation, so sorry for not warning you!
25 Aug 20
@wolfgang59 saidThe first Google search result has it pronounced as:
That's the answer I wanted.
I wasn't aware of any other pronunciation, so sorry for not warning you!
sa·tyr
/ˈsadər,ˈsādər/
I'm assuming the search result would be different if Googled from the UK.
25 Aug 20
@wolfgang59 saidSatire, satyr
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irony used to expose / drunk god in woods
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25 Aug 20
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@kewpie saidturn & tern
Coo, coup
change in direction for a bird
bird stem
edit: non-rhotic pronunciation else they are not homophones
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25 Aug 20
@wolfgang59 saidstork and stalk?
turn & tern
bird stem
edit: non-rhotic pronunciation else they are not homophones
25 Aug 20
@wolfe63 saidCorrect!
stork and stalk?
I'm guessing that doesn't quite work in most of US so well done!
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26 Aug 20
@wolfgang59 saidNo, you're right, the pronunciation of the consonent "r" is usually hard here. (Except in New England!)
Correct!
I'm guessing that doesn't quite work in most of US so well done!
But you gave a very good hint. Thanks.
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26 Aug 20
@wolfe63 saidstraight, strait, strate
No, you're right, the pronunciation of the consonent "r" is usually hard here. (Except in New England!)
But you gave a very good hint. Thanks.
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