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Campin_Cat
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08 Aug 2015, 7:44 am

From "quivering, quaking".....

Route / Root (homophones)











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08 Aug 2015, 9:35 am

Sorry, the alphabetical aspect must have slipped my mind.

Swamp / Swamp

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08 Aug 2015, 10:29 am

Antonyms:

True, false



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08 Aug 2015, 11:40 am

Under / Over

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08 Aug 2015, 12:48 pm

Antonym:

Vacuous, Profound



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09 Aug 2015, 1:00 am

homophones

where, were (as in werewolf), wear, ware


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09 Aug 2015, 1:08 am

Art, Art (as in old-fashioned English 'Thou Art')

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09 Aug 2015, 1:32 am

homonyms

ball (formal dancing party), ball (sports item)


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09 Aug 2015, 11:18 pm

homophones (I think)

crepe (French pancake)
crape ( drape over) (crape paper)



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09 Aug 2015, 11:43 pm

do, dew



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10 Aug 2015, 4:29 am

Interesting - that works very well with American pronunciation, not so much so with English.... :)

Entrance (way in), Entrance (put someone into a trance)

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10 Aug 2015, 8:31 am

Fain (pleased), feign (put on an act)



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11 Aug 2015, 12:37 am

Get, Obtain

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11 Aug 2015, 1:21 am

Hare (similar mammal to rabbit)

Hair (on one's head)

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11 Aug 2015, 1:46 am

ick [yucky] ich [diminutive form of Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, a common freshwater fish disease of the skin, also known as Ick]
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11 Aug 2015, 6:19 pm

Jerk (verb - twitch) / Jerk (noun - maker of ice cream refreshments - "Soda Jerk") / Jerk (adjective - dehydrated meat - a la "Beef Jerky") - (Homonyms)












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