Post #4294583
2026-07-29 13:07 UTC
Musing about how the words “raze” and “raise” are pronounced the same but mean exactly the opposite - to tear down to the ground and to bring up. If you are talking to someone, how would you know what they did to the barn?
Replies (4)
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@grim_elsewhere@lgbtqia.space 2026-07-31 23:16
@idoubtit@mstdn.social May I offer up this revision: "raze" ==> rah-zay 💃
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@randulo@mastodon.social 2026-07-29 13:11
@idoubtit@mstdn.social you would have to be raised to know the difference
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@miblo@mas.to 2026-07-29 13:11
@idoubtit@mstdn.social Aww well, a phrase from my English degree: context is key. (Between you you'd have to share enough of it for their meaning to get through.)
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@TheMightyGit@mstdn.social 2026-07-31 19:39
@idoubtit@mstdn.social Occam's raiser