Generally, we use the word “homonym” incorrectly, applying it too widely and covering lots of different linguistic terms. You’re doing it, but its probably not your fault. Most people were given the ...

Do you know the difference between synonyms and homonyms? I don’t. And it’s not for lack of trying. I’ve read up on the subject multiple times. I’ve even reported what I’ve learned, writing here and ...

It's hard to believe how quickly the years go by. Just yesterday I got married, I submitted my Ph.D. dissertation on the history of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and my first child was born. Today it's ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. Last week’s posting discussed sound-alike words that are often mistaken for one another, despite their ...

Students often confuse homonyms — words which are pronounced alike though spelled differently and have different meanings. Furthermore, for students adept at the computer, spell check will not catch ...

The word “synonym” shows up in print about 18 times more often than the word “homonym,” according to Google’s Ngram Viewer. It’s nearly 13 times more popular than “antonym,” even though “antonym” ...

China's popular social media platform Weibo is cracking down on the use of homonyms and deliberately misspelt words to evade the country's strict online censorship. The Twitter-like service said in a ...

Not that I don’t deserve it and have it coming, but before anyone says anything, yes, I know the difference between sew, sow and so. Nobody’d know it after reading my most recent play review, a notice ...

China’s popular social media platform Weibo is cracking down on the use of homonyms and deliberately misspelt words to evade the country’s strict online censorship. The Twitter-like service said in a ...