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As these are only examples, AWE only presents them as a list, in the hopes that it may be of interest to users curious about language, and the history of the study of language. There are several items which might not occur to speakers of [[Received Pronunciation]] in the twentieth century as being homophones, and their occurrence here may interest students of historical pronunciation. AWE does not intend to write separate articles about all members of list VI, unlike most of the other lists in [[Bridges homophones]], although some items have attracted our attention – usually because we have observed student and other writers confusing them.. | As these are only examples, AWE only presents them as a list, in the hopes that it may be of interest to users curious about language, and the history of the study of language. There are several items which might not occur to speakers of [[Received Pronunciation]] in the twentieth century as being homophones, and their occurrence here may interest students of historical pronunciation. AWE does not intend to write separate articles about all members of list VI, unlike most of the other lists in [[Bridges homophones]], although some items have attracted our attention – usually because we have observed student and other writers confusing them.. | ||
| − | Actor – acta (‘’sanctorum’’) | + | Actor – acta (‘’sanctorum’’) |
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| + | brute – bruit | ||
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| + | direst – diarist | ||
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| + | [[Dissent - descent – descend|dissent - descent]] | ||
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| + | deviser – divisor | ||
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| + | [[dual – duel]] | ||
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| + | goffer – gopher | ||
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| + | [[carat – caret – carrot|carrot – carat]] | ||
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| + | caudle – caudal | ||
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| + | choler – collar | ||
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| + | [[compliment – complement|complement – compliment]] | ||
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| + | [[lumbar – lumber|lumber – lumbar]] | ||
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| + | lesson – lessen | ||
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| + | literal – littoral | ||
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| + | [[Marshal - Marshall - martial - Martial|marshal – martial]] | ||
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| + | [[miner – minor|minor – miner]] | ||
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| + | [[manor – manner]] | ||
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| + | [[medal – meddle]] | ||
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| + | [[metal – mettle]] | ||
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| + | missal – mistle (‘’thrush’’) | ||
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| + | [[Often - orphan|orphan – often]] | ||
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| + | putty – puttee | ||
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| + | [[pedal – peddle]] | ||
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| + | police – pelisse | ||
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| + | [[principal – principle]] | ||
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| + | profit – prophet | ||
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| + | rigour – rigger | ||
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| + | rancour – ranker | ||
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| + | succour – sucker | ||
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| + | sailor – sailer | ||
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| + | cellar – seller | ||
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| + | [[Censer - censor - censure - sensor|censor – censer]] | ||
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| + | surplus – surplice | ||
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| + | [[cymbal – symbol|symbol – cymbal]] | ||
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| + | skip – skep | ||
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| + | tuber – tuba | ||
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| + | [[whorl - wall – waul|whirl – whorl]] | ||
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| + | [[wert]] – wort (‘’herb, obs.’’) | ||
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| + | vial – viol | ||
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| + | verdure – verger (in [[English Pronouncing Dictionary|Jones]] [1917]). | ||
Revision as of 00:58, 1 August 2015
This category holds the homophones listed in sub-list ‘’’VI’’’ printed by the then Poet Laureate Robert Bridges in the second "TRACT" of the Society for Pure English (London, OUP, 1919). List VI is headed “Words excluded from the main list for various reasons, their homophony being rightly questioned by many speakers.”
As these are only examples, AWE only presents them as a list, in the hopes that it may be of interest to users curious about language, and the history of the study of language. There are several items which might not occur to speakers of Received Pronunciation in the twentieth century as being homophones, and their occurrence here may interest students of historical pronunciation. AWE does not intend to write separate articles about all members of list VI, unlike most of the other lists in Bridges homophones, although some items have attracted our attention – usually because we have observed student and other writers confusing them..
Actor – acta (‘’sanctorum’’)
brute – bruit
direst – diarist
deviser – divisor
goffer – gopher
caudle – caudal
choler – collar
lesson – lessen
literal – littoral
missal – mistle (‘’thrush’’)
putty – puttee
police – pelisse
profit – prophet
rigour – rigger
rancour – ranker
succour – sucker
sailor – sailer
cellar – seller
surplus – surplice
skip – skep
tuber – tuba
wert – wort (‘’herb, obs.’’)
vial – viol
verdure – verger (in Jones [1917]).
