Homophones: American English Pronunciation

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Rachel's English


ไธ‹ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญ—ๅน•ใ‚’ใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅ‹•็”ปใ‚’ๅ†็”Ÿใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ฟป่จณใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๅญ—ๅน•ใฏๆฉŸๆขฐ็ฟป่จณใงใ™ใ€‚

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Someone has asked me to talk a bit about homophones.
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่ชฐใ‹ใŒ็งใซ ๅŒ้Ÿณ็•ฐ็พฉ่ชžใซใคใ„ใฆๅฐ‘ใ—่ฉฑใ™ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ้ ผใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
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Homophones are words that are spelled differently but pronounced the same.
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ๅŒ้Ÿณ็•ฐ็พฉ่ชžใฏใ€็ถดใ‚ŠใŒ ็•ฐใชใ‚‹ใŒ็™บ้ŸณใฏๅŒใ˜ๅ˜่ชžใงใ™ใ€‚
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If youโ€™ve taken a look at my sound chart,
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็งใฎใ‚ตใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใƒใƒฃใƒผใƒˆ
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then you know that there are many different ways to pronounce one letter.
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ใ‚’ใ”่ฆงใซใชใฃใŸๆ–นใฏใ€1ๆ–‡ๅญ—ใ‚’็™บ้Ÿณใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–นๆณ•ใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ใ”ๅญ˜็Ÿฅใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚ ๅ˜่ชžใฎใ‚นใƒšใƒซใ‚’ๅค‰ใˆใ‚‹
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Let's start with some homophones in which itโ€™s the vowels that alter the spelling of the word.
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ใฎใฏๆฏ้Ÿณใงใ‚ใ‚‹ๅŒ้Ÿณ็•ฐ็พฉ่ชžใ‹ใ‚‰ๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ† ใ€‚
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For example, week. Week can be weak as in not strong, it can also be week as in seven days.
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ใŸใจใˆใฐใ€้€ฑใ€‚ ้€ฑใฏๅผทใใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใซๅผฑใ„ ๅ ดๅˆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใ€7ๆ—ฅ้–“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ้€ฑใซใชใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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Naval. This can either mean pertaining to ships or the belly button.
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ๆตท่ปใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ€่ˆนใพใŸใฏใธใใซ้–ขไฟ‚ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ™ใ‚‹ ๅ ดๅˆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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One is spelled with an A and the other with an E and, now, they are making here the schwa sound.
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1ใคใฏAใงใ€ใ‚‚ใ†1ใคใฏEใงใคใฅใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆ ใŠใ‚Šใ€็พๅœจใ€ใ“ใ“ใงใ‚ทใƒฅใƒฏใฎ้Ÿณใ‚’ๅ‡บใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
00:45
Every vowel in American English can be pronounced as a schwa when it is in an unaccented syllable.
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ใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซ่‹ฑ่ชžใฎใ™ในใฆใฎๆฏ้Ÿณ ใฏใ€ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใƒณใƒˆใฎใชใ„้Ÿณ็ฏ€ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใ€ใ‚ทใƒฅใƒฏใจใ—ใฆ็™บ้Ÿณใงใใพใ™ใ€‚
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Die can either mean to become dead or to - a process of changing the color of something.
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ๆญปใฌใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ€ๆญปใฌใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Œใฐ ใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใฎ่‰ฒใ‚’ๅค‰ใˆใ‚‹ใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ปใ‚นใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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Now, this is spelled either I-E or Y-E.
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็พๅœจใ€ใ“ใ‚ŒใฏI-EใพใŸใฏY-Eใฎใ„ใšใ‚Œใ‹ใง็ถดใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:04
And Y in English is a consonant but it often acts like a vowel.
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ใพใŸใ€่‹ฑ่ชžใฎYใฏๅญ้Ÿณใงใ™ ใŒใ€ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆฉŸ่ƒฝใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ˆใใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
01:10
And here I would say it is acting like a vowel and this is a difference in vowel spellings.
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ใใ—ใฆใ“ใ“ใง็งใฏใใ‚ŒใŒๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆŒฏใ‚‹่ˆžใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใ†ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€ ใใ—ใฆใ“ใ‚Œใฏๆฏ้Ÿณใฎ็ถดใ‚Šใฎ้•ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
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Now let's look at a comparison where itโ€™s the consonants that change the spelling of the word.
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ๆฌกใซใ€ๅ˜่ชžใฎใ‚นใƒšใƒซใ‚’ๅค‰ๆ›ดใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใŒๅญ้Ÿณใงใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใฎๆฏ”่ผƒใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ† ใ€‚
01:20
Patients. Now this can be the plural of patient, for example, a patient waiting to see a doctor,
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ๅฟ่€ใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ€่ค‡ๆ•ฐใฎๆ‚ฃ่€…ใ€ ใŸใจใˆใฐใ€ๅŒปๅธซใฎ่จบๅฏŸใ‚’ๅพ…ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๆ‚ฃ่€…ใฎ
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or it can be the noun patience:
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ๅ ดๅˆใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Œใฐใ€ๅ่ฉžใฎๅฟ่€ๅŠ›ใฎ
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what you have when somebody is being very annoying but you do not yell at them.
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ๅ ดๅˆใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚่ชฐใ‹ใŒ้žๅธธใซ ่ฟทๆƒ‘ใ‚’ใ‹ใ‘ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใŒใ€ๆ€’้ณดใ‚‰ใชใ„ๅ ดๅˆใฎใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚
01:35
In one case it is a T-S, and in the other case it is a C-E. Patience.
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ใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใฏT-Sใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ ไป–ใฎๅ ดๅˆใฏC-Eใงใ™ใ€‚ ๅฟ่€ใ€‚
01:41
So they can both have this โ€˜tsโ€™ sound. Disburse.
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ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€ไธกๆ–นใจใ‚‚ใ“ใฎใ€Œtsใ€ใ‚ตใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใ‚’ๆŒใคใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ๆ”ฏๆ‰•ใ„ใ€‚
01:47
If this is spelled with a B-U, it means to pay out money.
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ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒB-Uใง็ถดใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใ€ ใใ‚ŒใฏใŠ้‡‘ใ‚’ๆ”ฏๆ‰•ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:51
When it's spelled with a P-E, it means to scatter. Disperse. Now, the B and the P are related.
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ใใ‚ŒใŒP-Eใง็ถดใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใใ€ใใ‚Œใฏๆ•ฃใ‚‰ใฐใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅˆ†ๆ•ฃใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œใงใ€BใจPใŒ้–ข้€ฃไป˜ใ‘ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚
01:58
B, bb, being the voiced version of P, pp.
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Bใ€bbใ€Pใฎๆœ‰ๅฃฐใƒใƒผใ‚ธใƒงใƒณใ€ppใ€‚
02:03
Now in this word, disburse,
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ไปŠใ€ใ“ใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใงใฏ
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the B/P is almost a mix between being voiced and unvoiced, it's like it's so light
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ใ€B / Pใฏๆœ‰ๅฃฐใจ็„กๅฃฐใฎใปใผๆททๅˆใง
02:14
that they sound exactly the same within the word. Disburse, disperse.
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ใ‚ใ‚Šใ€่จ€่‘‰ใฎไธญใงใพใฃใŸใๅŒใ˜ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่žใ“ใˆใ‚‹ใปใฉ่ปฝใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚ ๆ”ฏๆ‰•ใ„ใ€ๅˆ†ๆ•ฃใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
02:21
In the past tense, -ed is sometimes pronounced as a T.
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้ŽๅŽปๅฝขใงใฏใ€-edใฏ Tใจ็™บ้Ÿณใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
02:25
So the word passed can be either past, as in the past tense of (the verb) to pass,
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ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€ๆธกใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ๅ˜่ชžใฏ ใ€๏ผˆๅ‹•่ฉž๏ผ‰ใฎ้ŽๅŽปๅฝขใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ้ŽๅŽปๅฝขใซ
02:33
or it can be passed the noun, past.
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ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ€ๅ่ฉžใฎ้ŽๅŽปๅฝขใ‚’ๆธกใ™ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅŒ้Ÿณ็•ฐ็พฉ
02:37
Sometimes one word in a pair of homophones is a contraction.
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่ชžใฎใƒšใ‚ขใฎ1ใคใฎๅ˜่ชž ใŒ็ธฎ็ด„ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
02:42
For example, weโ€™ve. It can be the contraction of we have: we've been there.
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ใŸใจใˆใฐใ€ ใใ‚Œ ใฏ็งใŸใกใŒๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅŽ็ธฎใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“๏ผš็งใŸใกใฏใใ“ใซใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
02:48
Or it can be the verb to weave. Also, whoโ€™s: who is. Who's coming?
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ใพใŸใฏใ€็น”ใ‚Š่พผใ‚€ๅ‹•่ฉžใซใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ใพใŸใ€่ชฐใŒ๏ผš่ชฐใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ ่ชฐใŒๆฅใ‚‹ใฎ๏ผŸ
02:56
Or it can be whose showing possession: whose bag is this?
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ใพใŸใฏใใ‚Œใฏ่ชฐใฎๆ‰€ๆœ‰็‰ฉใ‚’็คบใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ ๏ผšใ“ใ‚Œใฏ่ชฐใฎใƒใƒƒใ‚ฐใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
03:01
Sometimes it is the past tense of a word when it is not pronounced as a T that makes it a homophone.
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ๅŒ้Ÿณ็•ฐ็พฉ่ชžใจใชใ‚‹ใฎใฏใ€Tใจใ—ใฆ็™บ้Ÿณใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใชใ„ๅ˜่ชžใฎ้ŽๅŽปๅฝขใงใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
03:07
For example, towed. My car was towed yesterday.
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ใŸใจใˆใฐใ€ใ‘ใ‚“ๅผ•ใ•ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ ็งใฎ่ปŠใฏๆ˜จๆ—ฅใ‘ใ‚“ๅผ•ใ•ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
03:11
That is also like toad, the animal that is related to the frog.
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ใใ‚ŒใฏใพใŸใ€ใ‚ซใ‚จใƒซใซ้–ขไฟ‚ใ™ใ‚‹ๅ‹•็‰ฉใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใƒ’ใ‚ญใ‚ฌใ‚จใƒซใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚‚ใฎ ใงใ™ใ€‚
03:16
Sealing is the ING form of the word to seal: I'm sealing some envelopes.
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ๅฐๅฐใฏใ€ๅฐๅฐใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใฎINGๅฝขๅผ ใงใ™ใ€‚็งใฏใ„ใใคใ‹ใฎๅฐ็ญ’ใ‚’ๅฐๅฐใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
03:23
However, spelled with a C, and also a vowel change, it means the ceiling.
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ใŸใ ใ—ใ€Cใงใคใฅใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ€ ๆฏ้Ÿณๅค‰ๅŒ–ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ๅคฉไบ•ใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
03:28
The K before an N can sometimes be silent, which creates several homophones pairs.
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Nใฎๅ‰ใฎKใฏ็„ก้Ÿณใซใชใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ ใ“ใ‚Œใซใ‚ˆใ‚Š่ค‡ๆ•ฐใฎๅŒ้Ÿณ็•ฐ็พฉ่ชžใฎใƒšใ‚ขใŒไฝœๆˆใ•ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚
03:34
Knight and night, one spelled with a K being a figure from Medieval times,
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้จŽๅฃซใจๅคœใ€‚1ใคใฏไธญไธ–ใฎไบบ็‰ฉใงใ‚ใ‚‹Kใง็ถดใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ€ใ‚‚ใ†1ใค
03:40
and the other being the opposite of day. These are spelled exactly the same except for the K.
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ใฏๆ˜ผใฎๅๅฏพใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ ใฏใ€Kใ‚’้™คใ„ใฆใพใฃใŸใๅŒใ˜ใ‚นใƒšใƒซใงใ™ใ€‚
03:46
However there are others where the word is not spelled exactly the same.
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ใŸใ ใ—ใ€ ๅ˜่ชžใฎใ‚นใƒšใƒซใŒใพใฃใŸใๅŒใ˜ใงใชใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
03:50
For example: knows, as in, who knows the answer? And of course, nose.
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ไพ‹๏ผšใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€่ชฐใŒ็ญ”ใˆใ‚’็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ ใใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ€้ผปใ€‚
03:58
The ff sound can be spelled with either an F or a P-H, which gives us the homophone pair profit.
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ffใ‚ตใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใฏใ€FใพใŸใฏP-Hใฎใ„ใšใ‚Œใ‹ใง็ถดใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใ ใ€ๅŒ้Ÿณ็•ฐ็พฉ่ชžใƒšใ‚ขใฎๅˆฉ็›ŠใŒๅพ—ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚
04:06
Profit with an F-I, meaning, money you make,
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F-Iใ€ใคใพใ‚Šใ‚ใชใŸใŒ็จผใใŠ้‡‘ใ€
04:09
and with a P-H-E meaning someone who speaks with divine inspiration.
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ใใ—ใฆP-H-E ใฏ็ฅžใฎใ‚คใƒณใ‚นใƒ”ใƒฌใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใง่ฉฑใ™ไบบใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงๅˆฉ็›Šใ‚’ไธŠใ’ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
04:14
Two homophones that contain country names: Greece, being a country,
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ๅ›ฝๅใ‚’ๅซใ‚€2ใคใฎๅŒ้Ÿณ็•ฐ็พฉ่ชž ๏ผšใ‚ฎใƒชใ‚ทใƒฃใ€ๅ›ฝใงใ‚ใ‚‹
04:20
but also being what you put in a pan when you want to fry something; Turkey, being a country,
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ใ ใ‘ใงใชใใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’ๆšใ’ใŸใ„ใจใใซ้‹ใซๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹ ใ‚‚ใฎใงใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใƒˆใƒซใ‚ณใฏๅ›ฝใงใ™
04:26
but when it's not capitalized, being the name of a bird.
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ใŒใ€ๅคงๆ–‡ๅญ—ใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใชใ„ๅ ดๅˆ ใฏ้ณฅใฎๅๅ‰ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
04:29
These are just a few of the many examples of homophones in English.
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ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฏ ใ€่‹ฑ่ชžใฎๅŒ้Ÿณ็•ฐ็พฉ่ชžใฎๅคšใใฎไพ‹ใฎใปใ‚“ใฎไธ€้ƒจใงใ™ใ€‚
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