“Unlock the Secrets of Language: Are You Confusing Homophones, Homonyms, and Homographs?”
Worst of all, spell check won’t always catch the error when incorrect homophones are used because alternative spellings are legitimate.
Homonyms
To confuse matters further, there are other words called homonyms, which are spelled and pronounced alike but have different meanings. Examples include words like stalk, which could refer to the stem of a plant (a stalk of corn), or the act pursuing or approaching prey (the cat will stalk the mouse).
Another example of a homonym is lie — as in lie down or telling a lie.
