[net.games.trivia] triple

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`?