usage grump #78414

[jinian]

"Palette" and "palate" are TWO DIFFERENT WORDS. Does know won teach the existence of homophones in elementary school any more?

Comments

[tiassa]

I don't know what your talking about. :P

[kalikanzara.livejournal.com]

I think knot.

[beaq.livejournal.com]

We don't like homo anything in elementary school. That would be perverse.

[supergee.livejournal.com]

How unpalatable.

[cheesepuppet.livejournal.com]

That's kind of what I was gong to say. Homophones are probably lacking, but homophobes are, I'm guessing, quite plentiful.

[rysmiel.livejournal.com]

Homophones ? Gosh. I say pal-ETTE and PAL-ate quite distinctly.

[jinian.livejournal.com]

I do, too, but I have heard people talk about artists' PAL-ettes.