-burse – Distribute, hand out.
-perse – Scatter, run away!
A visual exploration of words that look the same, sound the same, or are otherwise easily confused. Updated weakly through 2016, now only occasionally. The book version "Homophones Visualized" is available wherever books are sold. Thanks for checking in!
Showing posts with label car. Show all posts
Showing posts with label car. Show all posts
Sunday, July 5, 2015
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Sunday, September 1, 2013
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Toe & Tow, Toad & Towed
Two barrels of homophonic grace, aimed straight at your face.
Tonight we take on Tow and Towed. It seemed like a copout to use the tow truck two weeks in a row, so I'm letting you have 'em both tonight. BLAM!
Tonight we take on Tow and Towed. It seemed like a copout to use the tow truck two weeks in a row, so I'm letting you have 'em both tonight. BLAM!
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Coop & Coupe
Coop – a small living space built for birds such as chickens or pigeons.
Coupe – a two-door car with a fixed roof.
One of my all-time favorite jokes: Why does a chicken coop have two doors? Because if it had four, it would be a chicken sedan.
Coupe – a two-door car with a fixed roof.
One of my all-time favorite jokes: Why does a chicken coop have two doors? Because if it had four, it would be a chicken sedan.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Stationary & Stationery
-ary – unmoving, unchanging.
-ery – paper and other writing materials, often personalized.
"The nice stationery I was supposed to use as thank-you cards when I graduated high school sat stationary in a drawer for many years."
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Passed & Past
I was tempted to draw Michael J. Fox driving past a younger version of himself in a Delorean, but I didn't want to cause the space-time continuum to collapse.
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