WORD POOL
WORD POOL
Over time, I have started collecting homonyms. Be aware, of course, that my list is in no way exhaustive. For that, I suggest referring to Homophones and Homographs: An American Dictionary, by James B. Hobbs. He defines and cross references each.
Fun Fact: It's estimated at somewhere between 8,000 and 12,000 homonyms as of 2006 – 9,040 homophones and 2,133 homographs.*.
* Souce: Homophones and Homographs: An American Dictionary by James B. Hobbs. McFarland & Company; 4th ed. edition (July 21, 2006)
So, here is my Homonym Collection!
Some well known and familiar, some not as well known and easily confused. They are ordered phonetically, so for example, the wordset for you and ewe can be found with the Y’s.
Some funny puns or word play
Some funny contractions make a homonym