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Old Posted Sep 6, 2012, 7:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Aylmer View Post
I've always found homonyms funny: there's a Simon&Garfunkel song where they say either:

or

But if you say it, it sounds exactly the same, despite meaning the opposite!

Or the fact that, written, 'more' and 'none' is the same word in French, especially since people don't generally use 'ne' in spoken Québécois :
The latter is a homonym, correct - they look alike. The former is a homophone - they sound alike.

But beyond that, I can make out what is said on the French side of a cereal box. So. . . /skidaddles
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