Silliness Quiz - Page 336

Bilbo1967 · 12-19-2011, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

By PA-tent, I meant patent with a short "a". Nbahtent or paytent. That's the American pronunciation for the noun.

Yes, I think my point is that it would never be pronounced that way outside of UK English. Otherwise we need to add words like 'tomato' to the list.

SneakySnake · 12-19-2011, 06:33 PM

Is counting the different pronounciations from verb to noun allowed?

a la prod'uce being the product and pro'duce to make the prod'uce.

issybird · 12-19-2011, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Yes, I think my point is that it would never be pronounced that way outside of UK English. Otherwise we need to add words like 'tomato' to the list.

I'm confused. I'm differentiating between PAT-n't and PAY-t'nt. The first is a noun/verb and the second an adjective, in American. It's not a tomayto/tomahto thing.

Daithi · 12-19-2011, 08:27 PM

Polish -- what the Army makes you do to boots
Polish -- a person from Poland

Close -- shut, as in not open
Close -- nearby

Desert -- a place with lots of sand
Desert -- something tasty to eat (just kidding; abandoning a post)

Read -- I like to read
Read -- but I've already read that book

Minute -- 60 seconds
Minute -- really small

issybird · 12-19-2011, 08:48 PM

Ah! Lead soldiers (what generals do)
Lead soldiers (what a child plays with)

WT Sharpe · 12-19-2011, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

:...I was actually in a meeting last week when somebody used the phrase "leverage our synergies" with a straight face *shudders*....

That would make a great tagline or Custom User Title.

Hamlet53 · 12-19-2011, 10:24 PM

So I was not anticipating having to arbitrate. Regarding produce [pruh-doos] to bring into existence and [prod-oos] vegetables of fruit, yes different pronunciation and meaning. On the other hand as near as I have been able to find from looking at a number of sources for patent it may be pronounced [pat-nt] or [peyt-nt], but both the meaning registration of a process or product or obvious may attach to either pronunciation.

All other examples offered so far definitely fit the question; including Issybird's original list as well of course lead, and all of Daithi's list. It would have been simpler if the example of bow had lead to sow as [soh] to sow a field with grain and [sou] a female swine. Tear as tear fabric or shed a tear would have been another clear case.

So let Issybird or Daithi be next.

Daithi · 12-19-2011, 10:32 PM

I'm not taking the win from Issybird, but I thought of another one--
wind as in the thing that blows, and wind as in wind something up.

issybird · 12-19-2011, 10:59 PM

You beat me back to the thread, Daithi, so why not pose the next question?

PeterT · 12-19-2011, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamlet53

So I was not anticipating having to arbitrate. Regarding produce [pruh-doos] to bring into existence and [prod-oos] vegetables of fruit, yes different pronunciation and meaning. On the other hand as near as I have been able to find from looking at a number of sources for patent it may be pronounced [pat-nt] or [peyt-nt], but both the meaning registration of a process or product or obvious may attach to either pronunciation.

All other examples offered so far definitely fit the question; including Issybird's original list as well of course lead, and all of Daithi's list. It would have been simpler if the example of bow had lead to sow as [soh] to sow a field with grain and [sou] a female swine. Tear as tear fabric or shed a tear would have been another clear case.

So let Issybird or Daithi be next.

DRAT,, I had thought of SOW but overlooked the female pig

A surprising number of possible words though ending in OW

Daithi · 12-20-2011, 12:10 AM

Ok, here is a puzzle in the same vein.

A homonym is a word that is spelled the same and pronounced the same but has different meanings, and an antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

Can you name five homonyms that are their own antonyms? For example, "cleave" can mean either "to separate" or "to hold on tight".

SneakySnake · 12-20-2011, 12:27 AM

chilly would work if only it was spelled the same as chilli

kind of..

SneakySnake · 12-20-2011, 12:32 AM

arris might fit that definition because builders say to arris something is to take the arris off. i.e. they really mean to de-arris.

the in in inflamable is not the same as the in in insoluble. If it was.....

so possibly inflamable 'could' (long bow) mean not flamable and flamable as well

issybird · 12-20-2011, 01:22 AM

Condone means both to tolerate and to disapprove.

To table a motion means the opposite in Brit and Yank speak, if that counts. This side of the pond, it means to drop it; t'other side it means to consider it.

SneakySnake · 12-20-2011, 02:18 AM

same same la cheque although I think in the US is is a check?

And what is a bill where?

12-19-2011, 08:27 PM	#5029
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Polish -- what the Army makes you do to boots Polish -- a person from Poland Close -- shut, as in not open Close -- nearby Desert -- a place with lots of sand Desert -- something tasty to eat (just kidding; abandoning a post) Read -- I like to read Read -- but I've already read that book Minute -- 60 seconds Minute -- really small Last edited by Daithi; 12-19-2011 at 08:30 PM.

12-19-2011, 08:48 PM	#5030
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,403 Karma: 235678911 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Ah! Lead soldiers (what generals do) Lead soldiers (what a child plays with) Last edited by issybird; 12-19-2011 at 08:55 PM.

12-19-2011, 10:32 PM	#5033
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	I'm not taking the win from Issybird, but I thought of another one-- wind as in the thing that blows, and wind as in wind something up. Last edited by Daithi; 12-19-2011 at 10:38 PM. Reason: my grammar sucks

12-20-2011, 01:22 AM	#5039
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,403 Karma: 235678911 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Condone means both to tolerate and to disapprove. To table a motion means the opposite in Brit and Yank speak, if that counts. This side of the pond, it means to drop it; t'other side it means to consider it. Last edited by issybird; 12-20-2011 at 01:24 AM.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Quiz Lovers and Trivia Fans	imahogg	Self-Promotions by Authors and Publishers	4	11-19-2010 08:39 AM
Quick quiz-- what's the last thing you'd want to see coming out of your toilet?	ardeegee	Lounge	4	04-29-2010 06:34 AM
Dickens Quiz	HarryT	Lounge	19	09-07-2009 08:02 PM
iLiad flashcard or quiz type software?	readmore	iRex Developer's Corner	1	12-16-2007 08:04 PM

12-19-2011, 06:33 PM	#5027
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	Is counting the different pronounciations from verb to noun allowed? a la prod'uce being the product and pro'duce to make the prod'uce.

12-19-2011, 10:24 PM	#5032
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	So I was not anticipating having to arbitrate. Regarding produce [pruh-doos] to bring into existence and [prod-oos] vegetables of fruit, yes different pronunciation and meaning. On the other hand as near as I have been able to find from looking at a number of sources for patent it may be pronounced [pat-nt] or [peyt-nt], but both the meaning registration of a process or product or obvious may attach to either pronunciation. All other examples offered so far definitely fit the question; including Issybird's original list as well of course lead, and all of Daithi's list. It would have been simpler if the example of bow had lead to sow as [soh] to sow a field with grain and [sou] a female swine. Tear as tear fabric or shed a tear would have been another clear case. So let Issybird or Daithi be next.

12-19-2011, 10:59 PM	#5034
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,403 Karma: 235678911 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	You beat me back to the thread, Daithi, so why not pose the next question?

12-20-2011, 12:10 AM	#5036
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Ok, here is a puzzle in the same vein. A homonym is a word that is spelled the same and pronounced the same but has different meanings, and an antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word. Can you name five homonyms that are their own antonyms? For example, "cleave" can mean either "to separate" or "to hold on tight".

12-20-2011, 12:27 AM	#5037
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	chilly would work if only it was spelled the same as chilli kind of..

12-20-2011, 12:32 AM	#5038
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	arris might fit that definition because builders say to arris something is to take the arris off. i.e. they really mean to de-arris. the in in inflamable is not the same as the in in insoluble. If it was..... so possibly inflamable 'could' (long bow) mean not flamable and flamable as well

12-20-2011, 02:18 AM	#5040
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	same same la cheque although I think in the US is is a check? And what is a bill where?

Advert

Advert