20-06-2008, 12:46 AM
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عضو ماسي
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تاريخ التسجيل: Jan 2007
الدولة: somewhere over the rainbow
المشاركات: 1,615
معدل تقييم المستوى: 40
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true but can you give us ?an example i couldn't we want to make it more useful................
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these are called homonyms:
There is a strange puzzle in the English ******** — we have many words which have more than one meaning. The meanings are sometimes totally unrelated — how on earth can one word mean two different things? For instance, how can lead be a verb meaning to go first and also the **** of a heavy ****l? How can pound have four meanings?
The answer lies in the fact that English is an invaded ******** — it has been influenced by many other languages over its long history. Words which now look the same might have come from entirely different sources.
Here are some examples
ball A round object or a dance?
bank The side of a river or a place for money?
bat A flying mammal or a wooden rod?
bear A furry animal or to carry?
box A container or to have a fist fight?
to answer these questions go to this site
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