noodles@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 天前English momentsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1586arrow-down111
arrow-up1575arrow-down1imageEnglish momentsh.itjust.worksnoodles@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 天前message-square37linkfedilink
minus-squareEinar@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 天前If anyone wants to know, such words are called “heteronyms”. Had to look up other examples. Turns out there’s a few of those. For example: tear, wind, row, sow, bound. Ok, class is over.
minus-squarevateso5074@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-22 天前Wait how else would you pronounce ‘bound’?
minus-squareEinar@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 天前You don’t. But it still has double meaning. Good catch. It might not perfectly fit this list.
minus-squarevateso5074@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 天前Maybe it was a typo and they meant to write ‘wound’?
If anyone wants to know, such words are called “heteronyms”.
Had to look up other examples. Turns out there’s a few of those. For example: tear, wind, row, sow, bound.
Ok, class is over.
Wait how else would you pronounce ‘bound’?
Bound vs bound
You don’t. But it still has double meaning.
Good catch. It might not perfectly fit this list.
Maybe it was a typo and they meant to write ‘wound’?