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Peine (at least I think it would be pronounced the same)


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Peine (at least I think it would be pronounced the same)
And Paine too. Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we open a can of worms.

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And Paine too. Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we open a can of worms.
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beech
I can think of another one, but it has to be said with a mexican accent to be homonymic.


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Friese

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