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04 Sep 2020, 11:25 pm

^ Interesting - never come across the term Arpabet before.

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04 Sep 2020, 11:30 pm

Yes, arpabet UH = IPA ʊ; arpabet AH = IPA ʌ. We are on the same page, Bear. :D

Interesting, intriguing (synonyms)


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04 Sep 2020, 11:43 pm

Jail, Gaol (synonyms)


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04 Sep 2020, 11:46 pm

^also homophones!


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04 Sep 2020, 11:51 pm

Now you have me researching if those are truly synonyms. Are they only seen as alternate spellings of the same word, and if so, does that negate their being synonyms? Thanks for your contribution! :D

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05 Sep 2020, 12:22 am

List (of things to do, etc)

List (verb, 'the ship was listing to the left...')


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05 Sep 2020, 12:27 am

I've also seen "list" as poetic for "listen," e.g. "List to me whilst I sing..."

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05 Sep 2020, 12:34 am

New

Knew


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05 Sep 2020, 7:25 am

Opposite, antonym (synonyms)


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05 Sep 2020, 7:32 am

Polish (verb - to clean, etc)

Polish (adjective - nationality)


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05 Sep 2020, 8:29 am

QED, quod erat demonstratum (acronym)


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05 Sep 2020, 8:35 am

Read (verb - present tense), Read (verb - past tense): Homographs

Read (past tense), Red (colour): Homophones


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05 Sep 2020, 8:55 am

Stew (v., to boil meat slowly)
Stew (v., to fume in anger)

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05 Sep 2020, 7:16 pm

Talk

Torque


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05 Sep 2020, 7:40 pm

DeepHour wrote:
Talk

Torque


Homophones (just about)


Not homophones for me. You've got me wanting to master speaking with a British accent. :nerdy:

Use, ewes (homophones)


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05 Sep 2020, 7:49 pm

they sound pretty much the same in RP English, but many regional accents stress the 'r' sound in 'torque' a lot more: I suspect the same is true of in most parts of the USA


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