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From: sum@uiucdcsb.cs.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: Pronunciation of 'char'
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Date: Wed, 14-Oct-87 11:41:00 EDT
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on the pronounciation of "char":

/* Written  9:58 pm  Oct 11, 1987 by gvcormack@watdragon.UUCP in uiucdcsb:comp.lang.c */
                                 It is extremely rare to have words
that are spelled the same that aren't homonyms (examples of such
words might be an interesting spinoff discussion).
-- 
Gordon V. Cormack     CS Dept, University of Waterloo, Canada N2L 3G1
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/* End of text from uiucdcsb:comp.lang.c */

I don't know how interesting, but two come to mind:

bow - (long o) as in the thing used to shoot arrows or a pretty tied ribbon
    - (as in out) as a part of a ship or a greeting gesture of bending over
row - (long o) as in moving a boat with oars
    - (as in out) as in a noisy dispute or disturbance

-- Bob Sum

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