[stylist] confusing similar words

[James Canaday M.A. N6YR]

you know Lori,
I Knew about  sow, which can be pronounced  like sew as in 
clothes.  but it is pronounced different if it refers to a female pig.
I'd never heard of sough, and jaws pronounces it as suff!

oh in my post here, there's h e r e and not to be confused with h e a 
r.  there's k n o w not to be confused with no-the negative, No-the 
leader of  a country, Noe a name [pronounced no or nowee] ...
jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 08:00 PM 8/29/2009, you wrote:
>Jim, you missed one:   sow (s o w)--to plant seeds
>There's also sough (s o u g h)--to blow with a sighing sound
>(Thank you, Mr. Webster!)
>Lori
>In a message dated 8/29/09 12:01:01 AM, n6yr at sunflower.com writes:
>
>
> >
> > yes, english has a very large number of homophones.
> > So s o and sew s e w are another pair.
> > jc
> >
>
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