Saturday, October 26, 2024

Key & Quay

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I think this must set the record for homophones with the fewest letters in common!
Thursday, December 7, 2023

Hurdle & Hurtle

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I know, I know, I said I wouldn't do homophones with The Lazy American T very often. Well, jeez, when's the last time I posted ANYT...
Thursday, March 10, 2022

Ellipse & Ellipsis

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 -se – an oval. -sis – an omission. Not actually homophones, and I wonder how often they'd be used incorrectly in writing. But I sure he...
Saturday, February 5, 2022

Parity & Parody

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 -ity – a state of fairness, equality. -ody – a humorously exaggerated imitation.
Monday, July 26, 2021

Farro & Pharaoh

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Farro – Ancient European grain. Pharaoh – Ancient Egyptian ruler.
Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Climactic & Climatic

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With a C in the middle – relating to the word "climax."  Without a C in the middle – relating to the word "climate."  Th...
Monday, December 14, 2020

Succeed & Secede

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 This goes out to all the red hats out there who need to learn: 1. how to spell secede. 2. what all this talk of secession really makes you ...
Sunday, November 8, 2020

Defuse & Diffuse

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With an E – (v.) literally, to remove a fuse. Metaphorically, to make a situation less dangerous. With an I and two Fs – (v.) to scatter or ...
Sunday, November 1, 2020

Decent, Descent, Dissent

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I thought this might be a good one for today since Tuesday is election day here in the US. Two homophones, and a third word thrown in for go...
Sunday, August 23, 2020

Bow

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Sunday, August 9, 2020

Minute

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Sunday, July 26, 2020

Refuse

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Sunday, July 12, 2020

Sewer

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Sunday, June 28, 2020

Read

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Sunday, June 14, 2020

Moped

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Sunday, May 31, 2020

Wind

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Sunday, May 17, 2020

Dove

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Sunday, May 3, 2020

Axes

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Sunday, April 19, 2020

Tear

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Sunday, April 5, 2020

Polish

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