'Doctor! I think I’m shrinking. I’m getting smaller!' 'Well, first you will have to calm down and learn to be a little patient.' A question from Sokhom in Cambodia: What is the difference between a ...

It's been forever since we explored some words that sound the same but have different spellings or meanings. Let's start with "bear" and "bare." To bear something is to endure it or carry it. You can ...

Homophones are words that sound the same as another word but have a different meaning, and often a different spelling. Match the two words that sound the same but have different meanings: Send us ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. Last column, we talked about a bumper crop of “acorns.” This time, it’s a bumper crop of “eggcorns ...

Today Múinteoir Ray encouraged us to put down the pencils and paper and get TALKING! He told us about homophones - these are two different words that sound the same but have different meaning. Example ...