tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701757403364514168.post7297885759672713398..comments2023-10-23T11:13:35.712-04:00Comments on Games with Words: Why do so many homophones have two pronunciations?Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04295927435118827266noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701757403364514168.post-26067294018621022512009-10-19T15:43:29.601-04:002009-10-19T15:43:29.601-04:00In this case, even a non-prescriptivist can claim ...In this case, even a non-prescriptivist can claim these authors are simply wrong. With such well-known roots meaning "same" and "sound", surely "homophone" must continue meaning "sounds the same".<br /><br />For what it's worth, Wikipedia (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homonym" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homonym</a>) claims that the word we really want is "heteronym". Homographs may or may not have different pronunciations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com