night/knight

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thx0110

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I think that it sounds the same.

I mean "\ˈnīt\" in AmE or \naɪt\ in BrE. Am I right?

Is it true that without the context or more additional words, it's impossible to distinguish between these two words?

For example, if I say the name of a topic, poem etc. with this one word

"Knight" or "Night" <- e.g. it is the title of a poem

And you don't know what this poem is about, is it impossible to find out if you are talking about the part of the day or about the a warrior with a sword?

Thanks in advance.
 

Raymott

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I think that it sounds the same.

I mean "\ˈnīt\" in AmE or \naɪt\ in BrE. Am I right?

Is it true that without the context or more additional words, it's impossible to distinguish between these two words?

For example, if I say the name of a topic, poem etc. with this one word

"Knight" or "Night" <- e.g. it is the title of a poem

And you don't know what this poem is about, is it impossible to find out if you are talking about the part of the day or about the a warrior with a sword?

Thanks in advance.
The words are pronounced the same, so naturally your assumptions are correct.
Have a good knight now.
 

Williamyh

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I think that it sounds the same.

I mean "\ˈnīt\" in AmE or \naɪt\ in BrE. Am I right?

Is it true that without the context or more additional words, it's impossible to distinguish between these two words?

For example, if I say the name of a topic, poem etc. with this one word

"Knight" or "Night" <- e.g. it is the title of a poem

And you don't know what this poem is about, is it impossible to find out if you are talking about the part of the day or about the a warrior with a sword?
Thanks in advance.

According to Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, the pronunication of Knight is exactly same as that of Night.


knight, K~ [FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]naɪt (= night)
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Man:The night is coming!

Arthur:Yeah, he is the best knight in Camelot...
:)
 

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Hi, this is my first time on this interesting forum. This words seem to have the same pronunciation, I thik.
 
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