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What happens when a frog's car breaks down? It gets toad away. If you're like me and laughed at this joke more than you probably should have, you know that words are fun. Bruce Worden, the man behind a blog called Homophones, Weakly, also shares this opinion. Like you might have already guessed, he's into homophones (each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling). In fact, Bruce likes them so much, he's even visualizing them!
Poking fun at the English language, Bruce uses minimalistic illustrations to prove that we just have to listen. For without context we couldn't know if someone is inviting us to a sail or sale. Scroll down for the images and upvote your favorites! Also, be sure to check out our list of the 20+ 'Same' Things That Most People Don’t Know Are Actually Different, too!
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Jeremie Guerra 6 years ago
That Reminds me this funny video about an Italian that went to Malta :) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAFQFvSPhQ8
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Michael Ernst 6 years ago
That's why the auto-pilot cars keeps crashing.. Stupid autocorrect 😀
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it's ava the bus girl 6 years ago
The couple make a smile: their heads are the eyes, their hands are the mouth, and the heart is the nose!
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criminalgirl 6 years ago
Depends where you live. I say tomato ketchup, but not tomato catch up.
mbergen 6 years ago
No idea why the down votes. I always thought they were pronounced differently, at least here they tend to be.
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Sandra Josefine Langvatznes 6 years ago
Mom used to say "kom an ketchup" How norse are you, btw? :p
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Hamlets twin 6 years ago
I wonder how many people under say 25, know what the second is a picture of?
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JP 6 years ago
These should be in every grade school classroom. Maybe then we could raise a generation of people that could differentiate between Their, There and They're! Also, we need one for Your and You're!
Maurissa Hunter 6 years ago
I've seen plenty of 30+ who can't spell them right either. So pretty sure it is just confusing for everyone equally.
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Mark McKean 6 years ago
Too many comments of, "That's not how you say it!" No, that may not be how *you* say it, but it's how lots of other people say it. As for regional differences, these as illustrated are all indicative of common standard US English usage. In any other English-speaking locale, YMMV.
Mylah Rose 6 years ago
I went through this whole list waiting for Wonder / Wander and it never came
Christopher Ness 11 months ago
You were wandering through this list? No wonder you didn't fins them.
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ugaas wiilhoog 6 years ago
My favourite one is from the TV show "Undateable" , where the bar they went to was called black eye but some use to think they meant black guy. 😂
Simone 4 years ago
You totally forgot the most important pair of confusing words: us and a*s! Imagine: 'this was a very important moment for us'. Or 'all I can think about is us...'. Also worth remembering the famous song 'Us and them'. And so on... I wonder how an illustration by Bruce would look like!
The Laugh Fan 6 years ago
Some aren't so simple as the English and American versions aren't always pronounced the same way. Then, in the UK you get a lot of regional variations - don't know if it's the same for America or not.
Shari H 6 years ago
Absolutely the same in America, we have regional dialects and use different pronunciations within just a few miles of one another. Then there's Tangier Island...just look it up.
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stellermatt 6 years ago
the reason for 'silent' letters in most cases is to clarify and make easier the written word, you wouldn't think of a pointy hatted, wart nosed woman if someone said to you 'which way are you going', but because language grew and similar sounding words would often mean different things, the spellings of them needed to become more creative.
Daria B 6 years ago
Yep! Additionally, English words had different pronunciations throughout the centuries, but the written language is slower to catch up.
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Paula Hannon 6 years ago
Way too many double meaning words in the English Language it is way too confusing.
Imran Van Cann 6 years ago
If you are working with people from a French speaking country, the word "Sheet" will also get another meaning. I can not write it here though.
Alia G. 6 years ago
S**t? No, they both look and sound different. Correct me if you were thinking of something else.
Load More Replies... JP 6 years ago
These should be in every grade school classroom. Maybe then we could raise a generation of people that could differentiate between Their, There and They're! Also, we need one for Your and You're!
Maurissa Hunter 6 years ago
I've seen plenty of 30+ who can't spell them right either. So pretty sure it is just confusing for everyone equally.
Load More Replies... Mark McKean 6 years ago
Too many comments of, "That's not how you say it!" No, that may not be how *you* say it, but it's how lots of other people say it. As for regional differences, these as illustrated are all indicative of common standard US English usage. In any other English-speaking locale, YMMV.
Mylah Rose 6 years ago
I went through this whole list waiting for Wonder / Wander and it never came
Christopher Ness 11 months ago
You were wandering through this list? No wonder you didn't fins them.
Load More Replies... ugaas wiilhoog 6 years ago
My favourite one is from the TV show "Undateable" , where the bar they went to was called black eye but some use to think they meant black guy. 😂
Simone 4 years ago
You totally forgot the most important pair of confusing words: us and a*s! Imagine: 'this was a very important moment for us'. Or 'all I can think about is us...'. Also worth remembering the famous song 'Us and them'. And so on... I wonder how an illustration by Bruce would look like!
The Laugh Fan 6 years ago
Some aren't so simple as the English and American versions aren't always pronounced the same way. Then, in the UK you get a lot of regional variations - don't know if it's the same for America or not.
Shari H 6 years ago
Absolutely the same in America, we have regional dialects and use different pronunciations within just a few miles of one another. Then there's Tangier Island...just look it up.
Load More Replies... stellermatt 6 years ago
the reason for 'silent' letters in most cases is to clarify and make easier the written word, you wouldn't think of a pointy hatted, wart nosed woman if someone said to you 'which way are you going', but because language grew and similar sounding words would often mean different things, the spellings of them needed to become more creative.
Daria B 6 years ago
Yep! Additionally, English words had different pronunciations throughout the centuries, but the written language is slower to catch up.
Load More Replies... Paula Hannon 6 years ago
Way too many double meaning words in the English Language it is way too confusing.
Imran Van Cann 6 years ago
If you are working with people from a French speaking country, the word "Sheet" will also get another meaning. I can not write it here though.
Alia G. 6 years ago
S**t? No, they both look and sound different. Correct me if you were thinking of something else.
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