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Old Wed Dec 13, 2006, 10:21am
mbyron mbyron is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Dexter
Mr. Annoying Etymology Guy has to disagree. When spoken, 'your' and 'you're' are homynyms.
Where's Mr. Annoying Spelling guy when you need him?

And: I suspect that Mr. Annoying Etymology Guy knows that homonyms are not a function of etymology, nor are words homonyms only when spoken.
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