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4-way homonyms

Letter from Bill Hays

Language – June 2008 – Colorado Central Magazine

Ed:

I just read your May-issue mea culpa for mixing up “incite” and “insight,”, including your brief discourse on homonyms.

This caused me to wonder, as a fellow word herder, on whether you’ve played the 4x-homonym game. It can easily be a one-person pastime performed in the shower, while driving, etc. Basically, how many homonyms — or homophones — can you come up with that have four examples? I can think of a few: