http://www.writingforward.com/grammar/homophones/homophones-homonyms-and-homographs Creative writing tips and ideas Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:52:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.writingforward.com/grammar/homophones/homophones-homonyms-and-homographs/comment-page-1#comment-59564 How to Master Clarity in Writing Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:41:08 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=37#comment-59564 [...] Grammar is a tricky animal—there’s a lot of confusion in it, lot of different things such as homophones, homonyms, tenses, clauses etc. So your sentence could be trying to say one thing, and the meaning could come [...] [...] Grammar is a tricky animal—there’s a lot of confusion in it, lot of different things such as homophones, homonyms, tenses, clauses etc. So your sentence could be trying to say one thing, and the meaning could come [...]

]]> http://www.writingforward.com/grammar/homophones/homophones-homonyms-and-homographs/comment-page-1#comment-56464 Melissa Donovan Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:37:45 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=37#comment-56464 Thanks, Ray. Thanks, Ray.

]]> http://www.writingforward.com/grammar/homophones/homophones-homonyms-and-homographs/comment-page-1#comment-56419 Ray Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:01:19 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=37#comment-56419 Thanks. I wrote a humorous article about it. http://ray.cdntoday.com/2011/07/brothers-malaprop/ Thanks. I wrote a humorous article about it. http://ray.cdntoday.com/2011/07/brothers-malaprop/

]]> http://www.writingforward.com/grammar/homophones/homophones-homonyms-and-homographs/comment-page-1#comment-56408 Melissa Donovan Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:09:47 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=37#comment-56408 That would be a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malapropism" rel="nofollow">malapropism</a>. Great question! That would be a malapropism. Great question!

]]> http://www.writingforward.com/grammar/homophones/homophones-homonyms-and-homographs/comment-page-1#comment-56397 Ray Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:19:13 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=37#comment-56397 I have a question. What is it called when a speaker uses a more common, and similar sounding, but inappropriate, word instead of a less familiar word? Example: He has extinguished himself by not making mistakes. (Vs. distinguished.) I have a question. What is it called when a speaker uses a more common, and similar sounding, but inappropriate, word instead of a less familiar word? Example: He has extinguished himself by not making mistakes. (Vs. distinguished.)

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