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- From: msb@sq.sq.com (Mark Brader)
- Newsgroups: rec.puzzles
- Subject: Re: rec.puzzles FAQ comments [POSSIBLE SPOILERS]
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.161430.13158@sq.sq.com>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 16:14:30 GMT
- Article-I.D.: sq.1992Nov16.161430.13158
- References: <1992Nov15.192345.19733@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu>
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- > I read through the whole FAQ list and came up with a few points. I sent
- > one of these (the first one listed, I think) to the FAQ maintainer, but
- > there are enough of these that a posting seems warranted ...
-
- I don't think that that is good procedure. However, since the comments
- were made publicly and one of them relates to an answer that has my name
- on it, I'll answer that one. (I should point out, by the way, the most
- of the credit for compiling the list of words in the first place goes
- to others, not named; I just helped classify them.)
-
-
-
- > > List all homographs (words that are spelled the same but pronounced
- > > differently)
- > > A commune {take Communion; administrative district}
- > > B mouse {rodent; to hunt them}
- > > A present {current; Christmas ~}
- >
- > - "commune" should be classed as B, because I think both meanings are
- > related to the root from which we get "community". (This would
- > benefit from attention from an etymologist who knows the words. I
- > could well be wrong.)
-
- That one was a judgement call. The definition of class B is given as:
- "B - Basic meanings are related". My intention was to require a closer
- relationship than an etymological one. Several of the other "A" entries
- also have etymological relationships, but I considered that this list was
- about the *English* meanings. Class A could be subdivided into entries
- that have an etymological relationship and ones that don't.
-
- > - "mouse" should be BE: I and many others I know pronounce both
- > meanings identically.
-
- Granted; confirmed by dictionary.
-
- > - "present" should be E: ditto. (The verb meaning I do accent
- > differently, but the adjective and noun I pronounce identically.)
-
- No, but I was wrong too. It should be class B, with the note "{NV}"
- for "corresponding noun and verb".
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