Homophone Pairs

Authors

Charles W. Bostick

Abstract

Variant pronunciations of words are more common than variant spellings. And just as dictionaries try to reflect accepted spellings, so also do they give common pronunciations. They seldom, of course, catch local accents, twangs, intonations or cadences.

Recommended Citation

Bostick, Charles W. (1977) "Homophone Pairs," Word Ways: Vol. 10 : Iss. 1 , Article 10.
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