Think of the words "censor" and "sensor"

Spoken exactly the same way, almost exactly opposite meanings.

Read the word "choir" and "noir". Spelled exactly the same with "-oir" ending, pronounced completely different. 🥴

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ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 96d

Eating Chipotle with Aristotle

chaotic_disorganizer@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 96d (1 reply)

Almost like English isn't actually a language, but three languages in a trenchcoat.

anna@retrofed.com · 3 pts · 96d

Every language has been influenced by others. English monolinguals just really like to think theirs is special.

almpeter@feddit.org · 3 pts · 96d
PixeIOrange@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 88d

In german there are some words that mean exact the opposite despite being written exactly the same. "Umfahren" means drive around somthing and also right into it.

Edit: why is this post so old :( im a noob

HubertManne@piefed.social · 1 pts · 83d

whats opposite of a metal thingy that holds incense?