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For enthusiasts looking for clarity and a bit of structured guidance, the NYT Connections puzzle #914 today, stood out for its inventive mix of categories, encouraging players to think laterally, ...

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings. They also have different spellings. These are some homophones that often confuse people. Narrator: Looks like you're in a heap of ...

Let's take a look at these three terms - homophones, homographs or homonyms - and find out their meaning because they affect us in one way or another. Read on to learn more! Homophones are words that ...

This is a phonetic puzzle. I'm going to read you some sentences. Each sentence contains homophones of two opposites. (Ex. People in Albany enunciate well. --> all, none) Note: The homophones may be ...

A Utah teacher and education blogger says he was fired from the Nomen Global Language Center in Provo after writing a blog post about homophones, though he disputes media reports that he was let go ...

This video breaks down the most confusing homophones and the English words people mispronounce every day. Quick examples and simple tips make everything easy to remember. Perfect for learners and ...

Bruce Worden is a scientific illustrator by day and a comic book creator by night. One of his projects, "Homophones, Weakly," is dedicated to visualizing "alike" words that we commonly get wrong.

Almost immediately after I wrote my post on heteronyms – words spelled identically but with different meanings and pronunciations – I got an email from a reader suggesting that I write a follow up on ...