Her frequent remark: “The process resembled watching grass grow and flies flit.” Among colleagues at Lehigh University who supplied helpful suggestions and valuable assistance were the late Frank S. Her endurance and tolerance were frequently tested while her spouse’s nose was 1Įnsconced in one or more reference works. Peg, my wife, furnished several homophones and homographs associated with her fibre-art creativity, such as couch, ru›er, sliver, sley, and weave. Melody, his mother, in addition to suggesting early on that homographs be included in this dictionary, kept safe work-in-process and manuscripts at critical junctures. Weisman, who brought home that second grade assignment, is now a well established neurologist and married with two splendid daughters. Plaudits and grateful acknowledgment are o›ered to several individuals who assisted in bringing these four editions to fruition during these 24 years.
My current best estimate of when this project in American English may approach closure is about ¡¡,000 homophones and 3000 homographs. Although intended to be the most complete and accurate dictionary of this type currently available, I make no claim that it is “the last word.” Several homophone and homograph candidates have almost certainly been overlooked during the eyestrain and physical exertion required in examining ¡3-pound unabridged reference works and their thinner kin. Still sources undoubtedly remain unexamined and I keep pencil and note pad aside the bedstead to jot down thoughts to verify or discard come daybreak. Probably in excess of four million entries have been reviewed since ¡982. Godard’s ¡999 assemblage and idiosyncratic insights toward researching these phenomena. Bechtel’s ¡904 compilation, and Russell H. Warranting special mention are two treasure houses of bona fide, or near-, homophones and homographs: John H. This compiler examined each of the 2¡9 sources noted in the bibliography, and solved countless New York Times and Wall Street Journal crossword puzzles, to glean what comprises this volume.
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The longer term benefit is that his e›ort jump-started the process that has resulted in 9040 homophones furnished below, plus a bonus of 2¡33 homographs (like tear, number, minute).
The shortterm downer was that his second-place 279 words fell 77 short of the victor’s list. Preface This fourth edition represents a 24-year work-in-progress that originated with a 7-year-old youngster bringing home in the spring of ¡982 his class assignment to generate the most homophones possible, like rain, reign, rein, within a week. Homophones Five or More One-Syllable Words Four or More Two-Syllable Words Three or More Three-Syllable Words All Four-, Five-, and Six-Syllable Words Homographs (three or more words) Homophones and Homographs (all words) McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Box 6¡¡, Je›erson, North Carolina 28640 Table of Contents Prefaceĭefinitions The “Conflict of Homophones” Controversy Criteria for Including and Excluding Words Notational Devices and Phonetic Symbols Organization of the Dictionary Some Final Thoughts Manufactured in the United States of America All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. English language-United States-Homonyms-Dictionaries. Hobbs, James B., ¡930– Homophones and homographs : an American dictionary / compiled by James B. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGUING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Jefferson, North Carolina, and London Homophones and Homographs An American Dictionary FOURTH EDITION Compiled by
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