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Some homophones are sea/see, to/too/two, there/their, lead/led, read/reed, read/red.

There are also homonyms, which are different words with the same spelling: Tear in the eye, tear to rip, bow as in ribbon or bow as in bow and arrow, lie as in untruth or lie as in lie down, bass as in fish or bass as in low note. Bear as in animal or bare as in unclothed. Current as in fluid movement or as in flow of electricity. Fly as in insect or fly as in aeroplane.... It is possible to find over 150 such words.

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What is the difference between a heteronym and a homograph?

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