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homophones
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in this thread a new homophone will be posted every day which will help improve our command over the language.
homophones are words that sound alike but are spelled differently.
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    homophone of the day is:
    hail and hale
    1.hail: to greet or to come from. eg. i hale from jaipur.
    2.hale: sound or healthy. eg im hale and hearty enough to go to the party.
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    Ate : its means you had something as food. e.g : I ate the meal right now.
    Eight : its the number. e.g: I am in Eight Standard.

    Want to make each day Accountable

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    thats such a common homophone and yet i never realised it...thanks for sharing ronark
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    its good to know there words.
    i like to share some words.
    dye - a substance used to colour a material. eg: the dyes stuff used on the garment is very good.
    die - a solid metal used for cutting or making a required shape. eg: i have die to make the same kind of key.
    Vinu
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    cannon:a big gun
    canon :rule. eg: we shold follow the canon of morality in our lives.
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    in - inside

    inn - hotel

    Slow and Steady Wins the Race.

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    Another example of homophones is:

    hangar and hanger
    hangar: a large building where aircrafts are kept.
    hanger: a curve piece of wire to hang clothes upon
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    seek-to look for. eg- she is just seeking love and sick-not well,eg- she is sick and would be doing fine soon.
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    And the last post byme reminds me of another set of words.
    fine-penalty, eg- you could be fined for breaking law
    fine- good, very good, fine. eg- In response to how are you?, I am fine, thank you.
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    the eg of fine is not a homophone vidhimayur, its a homonym..ie words spelled and pronounced alike but with different meanings
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