Sunday, April 26, 2015

Dear & Deer

With an A – precious, sentimental, beloved.
With two Es – Bambi, Rudolph, House Baratheon.

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Humerus & Humorous

"Why did I laugh when you broke your arm? Because it was humerus!"
This is one of my all-time favorite homophones. Can't believe it took me so long to get to it.

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Choral & Coral

With an H – referring to a choir.
Without an H – a type of marine invertebrate.


Sunday, March 29, 2015

Lam & Lamb

Why are police on the lookout for wool?
Because it's always on the lamb!
Mm-hm.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Chased & Chaste

Why did Pac-Man make out with the ghost? 
Because he was tired of being chaste.

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Graham & Gram

How much does a s'more weigh?
Two grahams.

Gawd, I could keep this up all year... :)

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Waive & Wave

Once I got a parking ticket on my surfboard.
No way! Did you pay it?
Nah, I had it waved.

Thank you, thank you, you're too kind.

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Allowed & Aloud

Why couldn't the priest lead a silent prayer? Because it wasn't aloud.
Ba dum bum.

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Grimaced & Grimmest

Grimaced – (v.) past tense of Grimace, an expression of displeasure.
Grimmest – (adj.) the most grim.
So, yes, maybe I grimaced because I was the grimmest.

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Breach & Breech

With an A – (v.) break through from one area into another.
With an E – (n.) hind section of an object or animal.

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Berth & Birth

With an E – a sort of smallish sleeping space, or other designated area such as for docking boats.
With an I – a sort of smallish person undocking from its mother.

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Scoot & Scute

-oot – (v.) a little bit sliding, a little bit shuffling, just kinda nudgin' along, y'know?
-ute – (n.) a bony plate such as the ones that cover a turtle's or armadillo's shell.
Speaking of which, whaddaya think of that cute little turtle? 'Scute, isn't it? :)

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Frees, Freeze, Frieze

Frees – third person present verb form of Free.
Freeze – lose enough heat to turn from a liquid into a solid.
Frieze – a wide, architectural and/or decorative band that runs horizontally along a wall beneath the ceiling or roof.
If cold weather causes your paint to peel, then you might say a freeze frees the paint from your frieze. I mean, you MIGHT say that...

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Taro & Tarot

Without a T at the end – tropical plant whose edible root has a surprisingly high nutritive value.
With a T at the end – prophetic playing card with no substantive value at all.

Sunday, December 14, 2014