Two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
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Examples -
Joe always pares his pears in pairs
Jared didn't know if the correct answer on his Oceanography homework was choice A, B, or C. His friend said, "Look. It's Sea C -- see?"
Wendy wanted to shop at the new store called "Buy." She said, "I have to hang up now. I'm going by Buy. Bye."
The English teacher asks one of his foreign students: "What time do you have?", and he answers : "Two to two". So the teacher asks another student : 'And you?'... the other student says "Two to two too"
From https://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20140121195516AA6Mfyr
More examples-
Because of living in days of yore, you're your own worst enemy.
I don't carry cash because it's too easy to lose loose change.
The horse could not only count to one, but could count to two, too.
Did the mill wright write right on the left side by mistake?
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