Homophones are words pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation or spelling. These words may be spelled differently from each other (such as to, too, and two), or they may be spelled the same way (as in quail meaning ‘to cower’ and quail meaning a type of bird).
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Not to bore (boer/boar/boor) you, but today’s NYT mini-crossword had a homophone that was anything but dull, although saying these four words could get monotonous and repetitious.
And not to rain (reign/rein) on anyone's parade...
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