On English
On English Homophones Society for Pure English, Tract 02
作者：Bridges, Robert, 1844-1930
体例：题 章数：33
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章节目录
共 33 题- ON
- ENGLISH HOMOPHONES
- BY
- ROBERT BRIDGES
- MDCCCCXIX
- ENGLISH HOMOPHONES
- O first created beam
- But in Tyndal's gospel we read
- And yet just before he had written
- LIST OF HOMOPHONES
- I. THE MAIN LIST OF HOMOPHONES.
- II. ALL THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES INVOLVE _WH. > W._[5]
- III. GROUP OF HOMOPHONES CAUSED BY LOSS OF TRILLED R.[6]
- VIII. 'FALSE HOMOPHONES' [SEE P. 4], DOUBTFUL DOUBLETS, &C.
- 1. Homophones are a nuisance.
- 2. They are exceptionally frequent in English.
- 3. They are self-destructive, and tend to become obsolete.
- 4. This loss impoverishes the language.
- 1. _THAT HOMOPHONES ARE A NUISANCE._
- The sea saw that and fled
- 2. _THAT ENGLISH IS EXCEPTIONALLY BURDENED WITH HOMOPHONES._
- 3. _That homophones are self-destructive and tend to become obsolete._
- DOUT.
- FERE.
- MARRY!
- WREAK.
- Besides the above may be noted
- ASSAY: quite a common word, lost in _say_ (?)
- 6. _THAT THE MISCHIEF IS BEING PROPAGATED BY PHONETICIANS._
- SUMMARY
- The main points are of course
- From these considerations the question must arise
- R.B.