Homophones, Weakly

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!

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Chord & Cord

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Does the Internet cry if you blog about a rotary phone?
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Sunday, December 23, 2012

Slay & Sleigh

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I hear the NRA can't make up their mind whether to endorse hunting Santa's reindeer or arming Santa to protect them. I'm sure it...
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Sunday, December 16, 2012

Whoa & Woe

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Whoa – an exclamation of surprise. Woe – a feeling of extreme grief.
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Sunday, December 9, 2012

J & Jay

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Eventually, Homophones, Weakly  should be a little desktop reference dictionary, right? (Or at least a dictionary-like app.) As such, I thin...
Sunday, December 2, 2012

None & Nun

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Nuns. Always drinking my milkshake.
Friday, November 30, 2012

Shameless self-promotion

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But watch how I tie it all together... Believe it or not, posting one black-and-white illustration a week to  Homophones, Weakly  is not m...
Sunday, November 25, 2012

Halve & Have

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Sharing is nice, but the more you halve, the less you have.
Sunday, November 18, 2012

Missed & Mist

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Is it just me, or is this blog full of people who are really bad at sports ?
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Sunday, November 11, 2012

Fairy & Ferry

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Dedicated to my son, who is more than a little obsessed with magical creatures AND public transit.
Sunday, November 4, 2012

I, Aye, Eye

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As the patch-wearing, homophone-loving scourge of the seas Blewbeard the pirate once said, "Aye, I lost an eye." What to say abou...
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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Toe & Tow, Toad & Towed

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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 truc...
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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Peer & Pier

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Peer – (n.) comrade, companion, a person of similar status to another.  (v.) stare intently and/or secretly. Pier – (n.) walkway extending ...
Sunday, October 14, 2012

Mince & Mints

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-ce – (v.) cut into small pieces. -ts – (n.) plural form of "mint."
Sunday, October 7, 2012

Conscience & Conscious

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Not precisely homophones, I still hear these words used in each other's place in conversation and see them switched from time to time in...
Sunday, September 30, 2012

Aisle, I'll, Isle – 100th post!

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For some reason, I decided to celebrate Homophones, Weakly 's 100th post by stranding two newlyweds on a deserted island. Don't read...
Sunday, September 23, 2012

Band & Banned

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As in, "You and your armband-wearing, flying-V–playing, synth band get the fuck out of my club!"
Sunday, September 16, 2012

Accept & Except

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Accept – (v.) to receive Except – (prep.) indicates exclusion "Everyone except Kanye was happy when Taylor Swift accepted the award....
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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Flavio's choice

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I got a really nice email this week from Flavio, a fan of Homophones, Weakly  in Brazil. He suggested a pair of words I would usually shy aw...
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Sunday, September 2, 2012

Heal & Heel

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With an A – to repair or restore. With an E – the rear part of the foot. "Spelling errors are my Achilles' heal."
Sunday, August 26, 2012

Vice & Vise

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With a C – a habit deemed inappropriate or immoral, often used to describe gambling, drinking, or sexual depravity (or as I like to call it:...
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