tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Aug 14 05:59:05 1996
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Re: Well. Formerly Re: KLBC: jIlIH'egh [Introduction]
- From: "Donald E. Vick" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Well. Formerly Re: KLBC: jIlIH'egh [Introduction]
- Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 05:55:21 -0700 (PDT)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "Mark J. Reed" at Aug 6, 96 03:35:21 am
ghItlh marqoS:
> In English, the two
> members of a homophone pair are always spelled differently. If they're
> spelled the same (such as the various meanings of "spine" that started this
> thread), then it's not considered a case of homophony; it's considered
> to be multiple meanings for a single word.
Would that mean that 'bat' as in baseball and 'bat' as in vampire are the *same
word*? I think they actually come from different sources. They are listed
separately in the dictionary.
taDI'oS vIq, law'wI'pu'vaD Holtej jIH
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