Expertlatin
- What are words with two sounds difference?
- What is a variant in writing?
- What are the 3 meanings of the word to?
- What are English words with the same spelling but different meaning?
What are words with two sounds difference?
Homophones are words pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation or spelling. These words may be spelled differently from each other (such as to, too, and two), or they may be spelled the same way (as in quail meaning 'to cower' and quail meaning a type of bird).
What is a variant in writing?
Variant spellings occur when a word has more than one accepted spelling. This shouldn't be confused with regional spellings (such as when the British spell “color” as “colour”). Nor is it quite the same as when a word has an old-fashioned, archaic spelling (such as when “jail” was spelled “gaol”).
What are the 3 meanings of the word to?
To is a very common word that performs many different functions, such as expressing direction (I'm driving to the office) or contact (Pin it to the wall), indicating an object or recipient (Give it to me), or setting a range (9 to 5) or limit (These go to 11).
What are English words with the same spelling but different meaning?
A homonym is a word that is said or spelled the same way as another word but has a different meaning. "Write” and “right” is a good example of a pair of homonyms. Continue reading...
