The English language is fraught with conundrums. It’s probably why I love it so much. It’s never boring and continually keeps me learning (or guessing – or both).
One of these complexities has to do with words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings – our good friend, the homonym.
When it comes to homonyms you get two for the price of one – two types of homonyms, that is. Sometimes they are spelled the same, pronounced the same, but have different meanings: The river bank is next to the bank where I have my savings account.
These similarly spelled homonyms ...