Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Soundalikes: hose and hoes, who knows the no's?

Who knows the difference between hose and hose?

hoes, hose - agricultural implement, stockings
Knows, no's, noes, nose - verb, number or plural of no, plural of no votes, part of face
loos, lose - slang for toilet, verb for person losing items which are lost
rose, rows - garden flower, planted in neat lines or rows
toes, tows - ten toes on your two feet, who tows the boat along?
throes, throws - in the throes, or middle twists of torment,  present tense, third person, throwing a ball

Angela Lansbury, English teacher and tutor, workshop leaders, speech coach. Author and speaker.

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