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#1 2005-11-10 15:10:11
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Can you think of a pair of words which are both anagrams and homophones?
(Examples of Homophones :- Ice and eyes, Seam and seem, Read and Reed etc.
Examples of Anagrams:- Talent and Latent, Mate and Meat, Slate and Stale etc.)
For an example
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#2 2005-11-10 16:22:55
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Deserts and dessert? No, not exactly the same, though. 
#3 2005-11-10 19:24:39
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I don't believe ice and eyes is a homophone. Maybe it's just the way I say it.
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#5 2005-11-10 20:48:25
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jU, good try, but neon and none aren't homophones, and where and we're aren't anagrams.
I agree. Ice and eyes aren't true homophones. Ice has a short vowel sound and eyes has a long one.
#6 2005-11-11 03:30:33
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Ice also has a sharp c (sss) and eyes has a soft s (zzz).
justlooking's is very close if you take 'deserts' to means 'leaves', as opposed to 'multiple dry places'.
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It wanted to be normal.
#7 2005-11-11 05:53:30
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Break and Brake?
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#8 2005-11-11 06:00:42
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That works if I understand the rules.
You've inspired me... steak and stake!
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It wanted to be normal.
#9 2005-11-11 15:17:57
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Rora is right!
I had that in my mind, but I don't know if there are any more
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#10 2005-11-11 19:36:51
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Hmm... pare and pear? Tear and tare? Ware and wear? Seer and sere?
#11 2005-11-12 19:36:10
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no I mean neon and none are Anagrams
and we're and where are homophones
but a new one mean and name are Anagrams
#12 2005-11-12 19:39:04
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Well, you are correct jU, but ganesh is looking for words which are both anagrams and homophones. We have some examples in the previous posts.
#14 2005-11-12 20:27:31
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Keep trying, you might get one before me. I have tried and failed 
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#15 2005-11-13 07:33:46
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thanks rod!
I do like you
(but not in that way )
*giggles*
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