That's very interesting. In primary school in the 1960s in the
midwestern USA, we were taught that English words which
sound alike, but are spelled differently, are called "homonyms."
I never heard the word "homophone" before university.
--Phillip Driscoll
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De: "Marco Cimarosti" <
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Sendita: Lundon 03an de marto 2003, 9:58 atm
Temo: RE: RE: different letters, same sound, is a...?
> According to the American Heritage dictionary, however,
> "homophone" and "homonym" are not synonyms, as
> homonyms are also *spelled* the same, while
> homophones just sound the same:
>
> http://www.bartleby.com/61/85/H0258500.html
>
> _ Marco