Assignments for Day 8 (DL):
Homophones: Words that sound the same, yet have different meanings. For example - desert and desert. These words are actually spelled the same. One means to leave alone and is used as a verb. The other is the place where we live. It is usually a hot (arid) place, with sand and rocks.
Homophone
homophone: is a word that is pronounced the same (to varying extent) as another word but differs in meaning. A homophone may also differ in spelling. The two words may be spelled the same, such as rose (flower) and rose (past tense of "rise"), or differently, such as carat, and carrot, or to, two, and too. The term "homophone" may also apply to units longer or shorter than words, such as phrases, letters, or groups of letters which are pronounced the same as another phrase, letter, or group of letters. Any unit with this property is said to be "homophonous".
Examples of Homonyms
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Adages, Idioms and Proverbs:
adage: an ancient saying or maxim, brief and sometimes mysterious, that has become accepted as conventional wisdom. In classical rhetoric, an adage is also known as a rhetorical proverb or paroemia. An adage—such as "The early bird gets the worm"—is a condensed and memorable expression. Often it's a type of metaphor.
Famous adages:
Proverbs: Proverbs are similar to adages. They, too, are short statements that express truth, but proverbs usually offer some sort of practical and useful advice or lesson for daily life in images that suggest home and family. Let's examine a few. 1. 'Don't cry over spilled milk.' In other words, accidents happen, and there's no use fretting over them. Just clean up the mess and move on. 2. 'A stitch in time saves nine.' This proverb encourages us to fix problems while they are small rather than ignore it.
PROVERBS A-L
A bad cause requires many words.
German Proverb
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
Arab Proverb
A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush.
English Proverb
A broken hand works, but not a broken heart.
Persian Proverb
A cat has nine lives.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
German Proverb
A close friend can become a close enemy.
Ethiopian Proverb
A closed mouth catches no flies.
Italian Proverb
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
German Proverb
A courtyard common to all will be swept by none.
Chinese Proverb
A dimple on the chin, the devil within.
Gaelic Proverb
A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master.
Russian Proverb
A drink precedes a story.
Irish Proverb
A drowning man is not troubled by rain.
Persian Proverb
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
William Blake "Proverbs of Hell" (1790)
A bad cause requires many words.
German Proverb
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
Arab Proverb
A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush.
English Proverb
A broken hand works, but not a broken heart.
Persian Proverb
A cat has nine lives.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
German Proverb
A close friend can become a close enemy.
Ethiopian Proverb
A closed mouth catches no flies.
Italian Proverb
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
German Proverb
A courtyard common to all will be swept by none.
Chinese Proverb
A dimple on the chin, the devil within.
Gaelic Proverb
A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master.
Russian Proverb
A drink precedes a story.
Irish Proverb
A drowning man is not troubled by rain.
Persian Proverb
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
William Blake "Proverbs of Hell" (1790)