Overview

This time I have three main subjects to discuss, all of them dealing with misunderstandings of words:

Mistakes made with homophones, one group of examples

The definition gets a little technical, see the Wikipedia description.

Misunderstandings of words from other languages

Pundit

Looking at Eggcorns (a name chosen from a misspelling of acorn)

Wikipedia: an alteration of a phrase through the mishearing or reinterpretation of one or more of its elements

Long notes

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Links

Misunderstanding homophones:

Wikipedia article on homophones

Confusing reign and rein

Definitions of reign:

Free Dictionary: reign

Merriam-Webster: reign

Definitions of rein:

Free Dictionary: rein

Merriam-Webster: rein

Misunderstanding imported words:

Bee Dictionary: pundint or pundit

Definitions of pundit:

Free Dictionary: pundit

Merriam-Webster: pundit

Wikipedia article: Jawaharlal Nehru, aka Pandit Nehru

Eggcorns:

Wikipedia article on Eggcorns

The Eggcorn Database

The Eggcorn Forum

Wikipedia article on Alzheimer’s disease

Cruel, Clever Cat, by Geoffrey Taylor a joke on the Eggcorn baited breath

Previous episodes in this series:

Battling with English - part 1

Battling with English - part 2

Battling with English - part 3

Battling with English - part 4