Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, & Heteronyms HOMONYM: One of two or more words having the same sound and often the same spelling but different meanings. Examples: quail (cower), and quail (bird) fair (appearance), fair (county fair), and fair (reasonable). HOMOPHONE: One of two or more words pronounced the
Read more →By Judy Vorfeld How many times have you heard triumphant trumpets (in one sense or another) while someone said something like, “Viola! We did it!”? Um, it’s possible that these people didn’t get the word quite right. Betcha they meant “Voilà!“ A viola (vee-oh-lah) is a stringed instrument that
Read more →FREE REIGN OR FREE REIN? It’s “rein.” Merriam Webster says it’s unrestricted liberty of action or decision.” The Cambridge Dictionary of Idioms says “free rein” is synonymous with “allow” and “give.” If you give people, ideas, or emotions free rein, they are free to develop without the intrusion
Read more →By Judy Vorfeld DISSEMBLE Dictionaries say that to dissemble is to hide under a false appearance, conceal facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretense. Hmm, what could we use as examples? How about people in the public eye? Like the occasional politician. Or CEO. Then there’s the sweet,
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