Homonyms and Their Grammatical Heirs

[Turtle]

fencing - fighting with sabers, foils, or épées

fencing - materials used in building narrow barriers or the narrow barriers themselves or the act of building such a barrier

fencing - trafficing in stolen goods

fencing - clever avoidence of questions

fencing - to protect from danger

[moo]

Their - ownership.
There - location.
They're - they are.

The pair I seem to notice misused more than any other is there/their.

But with all these duplicate sounds/spellings, it's amazing folks can learn English and retain any semblance of sanity...

moo

[infamous]

Originally Posted by moo

it's amazing folks can learn English and retain any semblance of sanity...

moo

Actually moo, we English are all quite mad. Raving lunatics we are, but nevertheless, quite comfortable enduring and accepting the difficulties of our complicated language........Infy

[moo]

Actually moo, we English are all quite mad. Raving lunatics we are

Lol Infy, hope you're not expectin' an argument...

moo

[Edella]

bald - hairless

balled - slang for sexual intercourse

bawled- cried

For extra credit(and laughs), use all three in a sentence.

[InfiniteNow]

Okay, class. As an example of alliteration, the bald man bawled when his attempts to be balled were thwarted. Hence, the poor soul became a masterful masturbater.

[Turtle]

soss
sauce

[cwes99_03]

Awww, a new word for me to incorporate into my vocab. He sossily sat into the sossy hole in the lane.

[Turtle]

gambol
gamble

[Turtle]

meat
meet
mete