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Old 08-30-2016, 12:58 PM   #181
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Oh, there are tons of English ones, Lead & Live immediately spring to mind for words that have multiple meanings and pronunciation for the same spelling.
There's even a famous poem about English pronunciations. "Chaos" by G.Nolst Trenite, aka Charivarius (1870-1946). [I didn't know it had a name or author till just now!]

http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/english1.html

Or, vocalized on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1edPxKqiptw
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Old 08-30-2016, 01:15 PM   #182
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Here is another English irregularity: so/sew/sow. And sow can be pronounced two ways.
In the South, if you are referring to female hogs then Sow is pronounced sou. As in sour.
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In the South, if you are referring to female hogs then Sow is pronounced sou. As in sour.
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I've never heard the word pronounced any other way when it refers to a female pig. How is it pronounced in places other than the South?
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Old 08-30-2016, 01:42 PM   #184
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I've never heard the word pronounced any other way when it refers to a female pig. How is it pronounced in places other than the South?
You also sow (pronounced so) seeds into the ground.

Why I said it could be pronounced two ways. Sow as in a female pig or sow as in putting seeds in the ground.
I guess a smart sow could sow seeds.
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Old 08-30-2016, 01:46 PM   #185
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You also sow (pronounced so) seeds into the ground.

Why I said it could be pronounced two ways. Sow as in a female pig or sow as in putting seeds in the ground.
Yes, I know, but that wasn't my question.
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Yes, I know, but that wasn't my question.
I think that is the only way to pronounce a female pig. I have never seen it any other way myself. Just that it has two definitions and 2 pronunciations.
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I think that is the only way to pronounce a female pig. I have never seen it any other way myself.
Neither have I, hence my question to Apache.
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Old 08-30-2016, 02:05 PM   #188
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Which English written word changes pronunciation depending on whether it's capitalised or not?
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Old 08-30-2016, 02:06 PM   #189
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Which English written word changes pronunciation depending on whether it's capitalised or not?
UK, US or a standard English word?
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UK, US or a standard English word?
I can't think of any variety of English in which this written, six letter word isn't sometimes pronounced differently when it is capitalised.
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Which English written word changes pronunciation depending on whether it's capitalised or not?
The obvious one is Polish/polish, but there are a number of less common ones, too. They're called "capitonyms". Another example is August/august, which changes stress when capitalised.
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The obvious one is Polish/polish, but there are a number of less common ones, too. They're called "capitonyms".
That is the one I was thinking of. I didn't know there was a word for them - thanks!
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That is the one I was thinking of. I didn't know there was a word for them - thanks!
Strictly speaking, a capitonym is a word which changes meaning when capitalised. Some also change pronunciation or stress, but most don't.

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Polish/polish: changes meaning and pronunciation.
August/august: changes meaning and stress.
March/march: only changes meaning.
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Sorry Harry, you are correct as usual. I was not thinking and have been up since 2:00 A.M. and am very tired. You are correct that any female hog who has had at least one litter is a sow. I was just recalling my youth and all of my relatives raising hogs. My wife was very surprised the first time she visited one of my uncles and saw he had hogs right at his back yard.
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Sorry Harry, you are correct as usual. I was not thinking and have been up since 2:00 A.M. and am very tired. You are correct that any female hog who has had at least one litter is a sow. I was just recalling my youth and all of my relatives raising hogs. My wife was very surprised the first time she visited one of my uncles and saw he had hogs right at his back yard.
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No, I wasn't doubting you . I only asked out of interest. I often do come across things here that I hadn't known before, and I love to learn new things about words.
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