From: Nicholas Bodley Message: 1294 Date: 2003-03-03
On a simpler, but related, topic, I have chosen to use
"homophone" instead of "homonym" in commonplace situations when
dealing with English. Perhaps mistakenly, I regard "homonym",
considering linguistic roots, to be too pedantic and obscure, if
slightly more inclusive.
Richard Lederer, the popular verbivore (his term) is my
authority.
Of course, this then means that I need to define "homophone" as a
courtesy whenever I use it... (IIrc, "phonein" in
(transliterated) Greek means something like "to [make a] sound".
(Sorry; I didn't study Greek.)
Not a major matter...
My regards to all,
Nicholas Bodley |@| Waltham, Mass.
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