Those of you who are paying attention may have spotted a homophone in this title above. ‘Est\/est’ may be spelt the same but the two words\u00a0are pronounced differently and have different meanings. A few examples of homophones:<\/p>\n
Mon premier fils est<\/em> de l’Est <\/em>; il est fier<\/em> et l’on s’y fier <\/em>; ils n’ont pas un caract\u00e8re violent<\/em> et ne violent<\/em> pas leur promesses ; leur femmes se parent<\/em> des fleurs pour leur parent<\/em>. Elles ne se n\u00e9gligent<\/em> pas ; je suis plus n\u00e9gligent<\/em> :<\/p>\n My first son is from the East; he is proud and one can trust him; they don’t have a violent character neither do they break their promises; their wives deck themselves out with flowers for their relation (‘un parent’ is another ‘false friend’, meaning relation just as much as parent); they don’t neglect themselves; I am more careless.<\/p>\n Merci \u00e0 Jean-Pierre et Marguerite Tournon pour ces HOMOPHONES.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Those of you who are paying attention may have spotted a homophone in this title above. ‘Est\/est’ may be spelt the same but the two words\u00a0are pronounced differently and have different meanings. A few examples of homophones: Mon premier fils … Continue reading