Homophones and Homographs
An American Dictionary, 4th ed.
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Dictionaries, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | James B. Hobbs | ISBN: | 9781476603933 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers | Publication: | November 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | James B. Hobbs |
| ISBN: | 9781476603933 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Publication: | November 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
This expanded fourth edition defines and cross-references 9,040 homophones and 2,133 homographs (up from 7,870 and 1,554 in the 3rd ed.). As the most comprehensive compilation of American homophones (words that sound alike) and homographs (look-alikes), this latest edition serves well where even the most modern spell-checkers and word processors fail—although rain, reign, and rein may be spelled correctly, the context in which these words may appropriately be used is not obvious to a computer.
This expanded fourth edition defines and cross-references 9,040 homophones and 2,133 homographs (up from 7,870 and 1,554 in the 3rd ed.). As the most comprehensive compilation of American homophones (words that sound alike) and homographs (look-alikes), this latest edition serves well where even the most modern spell-checkers and word processors fail—although rain, reign, and rein may be spelled correctly, the context in which these words may appropriately be used is not obvious to a computer.
