Homographs are words of like spelling, but with more than one meaning. A homograph that is also pronounced differently is a heteronym.
I’ve said this very often before and writing it again, you think English is easy?
I think a retired English teacher was bored and wrote this and ... IT IS GREAT!
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Kruseman Implement donates $2,500 to Sully playground
Linda and Doyle Huyser of Kruseman Implement present a $2,500 check to Amy Harthoorn of the Sully playground committee. Plans are underway with a fund drive to finance replacing the playground area in Sully Central Park. To donate any amount or to a specific playground item, forms are at both banks in Sully, Hometown Press,...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 1/22/15
I’ve always tried to find the most easy way to do any job, or sometimes it’s the only way. Here’s another time when I thought my way would be fun.
I remember mowing my parents’ yard when I was a kid. I didn’t think the little motor on the mower ran fast enough so I put...
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Virginia Mae Ewing, 55
Ginny Ewing, 55, of Ewart passed away peace-fully Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, under hospice care. Funeral services were Jan. 19 at Community Hope Church in Montezuma. Memorials may be directed to the Youth Ministry at Community Hope Church.
Virginia Mae "Ginny" Ewing was born Jan. 22, 1959, the daughter of Phillip and Eva Mae (Roelofsen) Proudfit....
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Matthew Steenhoek, 30
Matthew Steenhoek, 30, of Monroe died unexpectedly Jan. 10, 2015, in Coralville. Funeral services were held Thursday, Jan. 15, at Monroe United Methodist Church with burial following at Silent City Cemetery, Monroe.
The son of Marvin and Kathy (Fopma) Steenhoek, Matthew was born Sept. 25, 1984, in Pella. He graduated from PCM High School in 2003...
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Armand De Cook, 86
Funeral services for Armand De Cook, 86, of Newton and formerly of Sully, were held Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, at Sully First Reformed Church. Interment was in the Sully Cemetery with military honors. Memorials have been designated for The Gideons International. He passed away Thursday morning, Jan. 15, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in...
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WENS replaces CodeRED alert system in Jasper County
Jasper County Emergency Management announced recently the switch of the county-wide alert system from CodeRED to the Wireless Emergency Notification Systems or WENS. WENS/Alert Iowa is a statewide mass notification and emergency messaging system which enables city officials with the ability to provide pre-recorded emergency telephone notification/infor-mation messages to public citizens in targeted areas or...
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