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PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 5:07 pm • # 1 
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Homographs are words of like spelling but with more than one meaning. A homograph that is also pronounced differently is a heteronym.* *You think English is easy??* *I think a retired English teacher was bored...THIS IS GREAT !*
1) The bandage was *wound* around the *wound*.

2) The farm was used to *produce produce*.

3) The dump was so full that it had to *refuse* more *refuse*.

4) We must *polish* the *Polish* furniture.

5) He could *lead*if he would get the *lead* out.

6) The soldier decided to *desert* his dessert in the *desert*.

7) Since there is no time like the *present*, he thought it was time to *present* the *present*.

:sunglasses: A *bass* was painted on the head of the *bass* drum.

9) When shot at, the *dove dove *into the bushes.

10) I did not *object* to the *object*.

11) The insurance was *invalid* for the *invalid*.

12) There was a *row* among the oarsmen about how to *row*.

13) They were too *close* to the door to *close* it.

14) The buck *does* funny things when the *does* are present.

15) A seamstress and a *sewer* fell down into a *sewer* line.

16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his *sow* to *sow*.

17) The *wind* was too strong to *wind* the sail.

18) Upon seeing the *tear* in the painting I shed a *tear*.

19) I had to *subject* the *subject* to a series of tests.

20) How can I *intimate* this to my most *intimate* friend?homographs


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 9:37 pm • # 2 
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Enjoyable reading.


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 11:42 pm • # 3 
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Cliff I did not realize that you were so clever, humm, still waters run deep.
As Jim said very nice "read" that I just "read". Thanks Cliff.


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:29 pm • # 4 
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I'm so clever that I copied and pasted it from somewhere else. :lol :lol


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 5:22 pm • # 5 
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See, now I thought one of the conditions of your parole was no access to computers.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 10:23 pm • # 6 
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Nope, I just have to wear an ankle bracelet.


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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:14 am • # 7 
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Come on, you were gonna do that already! This one's just heavier, and doesn't match any of your piercings.


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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 12:50 pm • # 8 
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I asked them to give me one that would match my jade earrings and nose and tongue piercings but they told me I was crazy. Heck, I already knew I was crazy, I didn't need them to tell me that.


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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:27 pm • # 9 
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That's great news, Cliff. That will play nicely into your defense strategy :lol :lol :lol


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