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  2. List of forms of word play - Wikipedia

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    Homonym: words with same sounds and same spellings but with different meanings; Homograph: words with same spellings but with different meanings; Homophone: words with same sounds but with different meanings; Homophonic translation; Mondegreen: a mishearing (usually unintentional) as a homophone or near-homophone that has as a result acquired a ...

  3. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    Standard: He went past my house on his way to the store. Standard: He passed my house on his way to the store. Non-standard: He past my house on his way to the store. peremptory and preemptive. A peremptory act or statement is absolute; it cannot be denied. A preemptive action is one taken before an adversary can act.

  4. Ad hominem - Wikipedia

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    Ad hominem (Latin for 'to the person'), short for argumentum ad hominem, refers to several types of arguments that are usually fallacious.Often currently this term refers to a rhetorical strategy where the speaker attacks the character, motive, or some other attribute of the person making an argument rather than the substance of the argument itself.

  5. Homonym - Wikipedia

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    Homophones (literally "same sound") are usually defined as words that share the same pronunciation, regardless of how they are spelled. [note 2] ...

  6. List of English homographs - Wikipedia

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    Homographs are words with the same spelling but having more than one meaning. Homographs may be pronounced the same (), or they may be pronounced differently (heteronyms, also known as heterophones).

  7. ‘Wheel of Fortune’ contestants unaware of wrong answer until ...

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    The correct answer then appeared on the puzzle board: “Can’t look away.” “Everybody’s congratulating everybody, and we get to keep the money!” Sajak joked while the audience laughed.

  8. way, weigh and whey; we and wee; we'd and weed; we'll, weal, wheal and wheel; we're and weir; we're, were and whir; we've and weave; weak and week; wean and ween; wearer and where're; weather and whether; wee and whee; wet and whet; wheeled and wield; which and witch; while and wile; whiled and wild; whine and wine; whined, wind and wined ...

  9. Tom Cruise says he would 'pass out' while filming “Mission ...

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    "I had to train myself how to breathe. There were times I would pass out physically; I was unable to get back into the cockpit," Cruise says.