dmodde  +  3840 Sun, 10 Aug 03 03:03 AM what is the term used for words that are spelled the same but have different meanings? Example: tear, crying/tear, a rip in a cloth dmodde Joined on Sun, Aug 10 2003 Alaska New Member 02

	Jacko  +  3843 Sun, 10 Aug 03 04:31 AM The problem with homonyms is that they sound the same and often, not necessarily, have the same spelling but with a different meaning. Jacko Spelling

	CalifJim  +  44838 Thu, 09 Sep 04 05:57 AM Only five?! There must be thousands! Just open any page of a dictionary! bank, crop, bear, peer, sink, fritter, pants, slip, slide, dry, fit, class, shine, creep, divide, page, gin, trip, keel, ship, fall, hedge, needle, scrape, riddle, throw, train, ... CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,475 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Riddles

	ahava_yin  +  45015 Fri, 10 Sep 04 08:12 AM I got two in my mind. Same spelling, but different pronunciation, different part of speech. dove (bird, brand of chocolate, brand of shampoo)dove( past tense of dive) wind (moving air)wind (to wrap something) ahava_yin Joined on Thu, Sep 9 2004 Full Member 335 Hi, I'm learning English. Your notes help me a lot. I love the forum. Tenses, Spelling, Past Tenses, Pronunciation

	CalifJim  +  45272 Sun, 12 Sep 04 07:17 AM Excellent choices! [Careful! Wind and wrap are not quite the same.] CalifJim

	ahava_yin  +  45302 Sun, 12 Sep 04 04:07 PM Thanks, CalifJim Yeah, I tried to find a better word that would match Wind, but I failed. Will "coil" be better? ahava_yin

	CalifJim  +  45346 Mon, 13 Sep 04 12:27 AM Personally, yes, I like "coil" better. CalifJim