mat@hou5d.UUCP (M Terribile) (09/12/83)
The set { two, to, too } represents a triple homonym. How many of these can we find? If we admit technical words, I can come up with a few: { bite, byte, bight } { sync, sinc, sink } { wright, right, write } Abbreviations ( eg { led, lead, Light Emmitting Diode }, { Electrical Metallic Tubing, Emergency Medical Techicnian, EMulator Traps } ) don't count. As an aside, is English unusual in the number of homonyms it has? Mark Terribile Duke of deNet
bdot@hogpd.UUCP (J.BARRETT) (09/12/83)
for,four,fore
tll@druxu.UUCP (09/12/83)
In your list of homonyms, you put in a triple that could be a quadruple: { wright, write, right, rite } Tom Laidig
FtG@rochester.UUCP (FtG) (09/13/83)
The Guiness book of world records lists the most homonyms (9) for rose, rhos (plural of rho, Greek letter) roes (fish eggs), etc. This kind of trivia is easily found in a good trivia book (Guiness is perhaps the best). I suggest you do a little research before you clog the net. FtG @ rochester
apdoo@alice.UUCP (09/13/83)
How about the following?... for,four,fore or,oar,ore row,rho,roe so,sow,sew lay,lei,lait There must be dozens more..... Alan Weiss, Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ
reid@uwvax.ARPA (Glenn Reid) (09/13/83)
{ aisle, I'll, isle }
raz@mi-cec.UUCP (Robert A. Zimmermann) (09/14/83)
how about 'rows, rose, rhos, row's, rho's, roe's`?