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  • noun Plural form of heterophone.

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  • A sensible spelling reform as opposed to revolution of English spelling would eliminate the unpredictable pronunciations and the homographic heterophones, making English spellng as usable as French spelling.

    Today’s “Today” | Linguism 2009

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