Horrible Homonyms: Don't Let the Soundalikes Get You.

The article focuses on the misuse of homonyms in writing documents. It states that misusing homonyms, which are words which may sound alike, but have different meanings, could destroy any document. It presents an example in which even using word processing program equipped with a built-in spellcheck...

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Publicado en:Writers' Journal Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 46 - 48
Autor principal: Drinkard, Thomas Rowe
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Val-Tech Media Mar/Apr2011
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