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My brain: "They're not lead batteries." "Oh, their LEAD in batteries! Stupid homonyms!"

• tempestn 9y ago
  Homographs actually. Homonyms are two words that are spelled differently but sound the same.
  • ghusbands 9y ago
    If you're going to correct someone, get it right. Homographs have the same spelling but different meaning. Homophones have the same sound but different meaning. Historically, a homonym was both a homograph and a homophone. Nowadays, homonym can be used to mean either homograph or homophone. So homonym was correct for modern usage.
    • tempestn 9y ago
      Looks like you're right. I've never seen that usage before, but according to dictionary.com's third definition, that is "loosely" correct. An example of language evolving I guess! http://www.dictionary.com/browse/homonym http://www.dictionary.com/browse/homonym