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peaked my interest That's "piqued my interest". It's a homophone. Also used in "fit of pique" and, very rarely "piquant". It's a word on its way out, but I lik
by javajosh 4y ago
peaked my interest
That's "piqued my interest". It's a homophone. Also used in "fit of pique" and, very rarely "piquant". It's a word on its way out, but I like it.
- mcmcmc 4y agoIt's a homophone, not a homonym. If you're going to correct someone's grammar, you should probably proofread your correction.
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]
- rolldat777 4y agoSpeaking of corrections, it appears that homophones are a type of homonym, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homonym https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homonym
- nayuki 4y agoWhen I was a schoolkid, I received various lesson materials that labelled homophones as homonyms. It took me years to discover that was wrong and unlearn that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homonym#Related_terms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homonym#Related_terms
- AlecSchueler 4y agoMuphry's Law
- javajosh 4y agoThat begs the question: does correcting a homophone constitute a correction of grammar or of spelling? And another: can I successfully provoke another correction by 'misusing' "begs the question"?