Words Pronounced the Same but Spelled Different
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Meddle - metal0
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LOL, Sing it Susan! My friend's grandkids call her Mimi
Basal ~ Basil0 -
Fa 🎶 - far
I think some of our answers reflect the accents that we have in our communities. We really do say far like the musical note fa over here!0 -
Wow, so clever Susan with your 3 Words! 👍
Bailee- Bailey- Bailie
My Oldest Granddaughter is named
Bailey Judith Ann/ after both Grandmothers. “Judith” and “Ann”0 -
My middle granddaughter is named after both grandmothers also - Loretta (called Etta) Jayne. My middle name is Loretta.
Baize - bays1 -
Douse ~ Dowse
Interesting “name” trivia, Ladies! 1 -
My uncle used to dowse for water with a forked stick. I never knew if it worked but he was successful sometimes. He could have been just very observant as to the lay of the land and know more than he was letting on though.
Dough - doe - doh1 -
This one might be a rule stretcher:
Senior - señor
Interesting about the names. My Dad and Grandfather used to dowse too, Linda. I think I can as well but don't have much need for the skill so haven't practiced it much.
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Shear - sheer1
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Hole ~ Whole
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I enjoyed reading about the names
and Susan loved your “stretch” on the word senior 😁
Pair- Pear0 -
You could add pare to your words Judith.
Seven - sevin (pesticide)1 -
I hadn't heard of sevin before, Linda.
Yoghurt - yogurt1 -
Yolk - yoke1
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Current - currant1
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Thank you Linda, great suggestion: and on that Note:
Great-Grate0 -
Ceiling ~ Sealing1
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Census - senses1
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Light- Lite0
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Meer - mere1
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Lessen ~ Lesson0
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Mall - maul0
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Bare-Bear0
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Moore - more1
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Stile ~ Style1
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Rain- Reign0
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Nice - gneiss1
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Oar ~ Or1
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Nob - knob1
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Craft - kraft1
