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Old 24-Mar-2006, 21:23
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Default Re: Words that sound alike, but are spelled differently?

There are homonyms and heteronyms, yes. But there are also a third type which really throws things into confusion: Metronyms. These look like and generally behave like homonyms but are really heteronyms.
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