tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910851069250142107.post6900988877344166082..comments2023-11-05T01:19:19.393-08:00Comments on Tacky Harper's Cryptic Clues: Ambiguities - January 2015ericaricardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01649637230348626521noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910851069250142107.post-85214646138957558702015-12-24T19:19:10.156-08:002015-12-24T19:19:10.156-08:00... unless i'm missing another homophone in th...... unless i'm missing another homophone in the clue ... ericaricardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649637230348626521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910851069250142107.post-34676892727773789922015-12-24T19:18:29.039-08:002015-12-24T19:18:29.039-08:00Hello Anton, and welcome to Tacky Harper's Nat...Hello Anton, and welcome to Tacky Harper's Nation! <br /><br />As to homophonia, we'll have to take it up with Brother Dan Asimov of the Harper's answer key, and his Dark Master Maltby Jr, who seem to think BOER and BORE are indeed pronounced the same. Witness: <br /><br />http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K-rR9ukBM80/Vny0i9yA5TI/AAAAAAAAC9s/WvVptQ4sGic/s1600/1501-answers.pngericaricardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649637230348626521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910851069250142107.post-84173459439629778732015-12-23T08:28:28.371-08:002015-12-23T08:28:28.371-08:00Erika, you're doing something right when a 63-...Erika, you're doing something right when a 63-year-old retreaded Afrikaner like me (a Boer with new tires) thinks your blog is the hippest thing on the web........Anyway, be advised that BOER and BORE are not homophones. Boer is pronounced more or less like TOUR.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09236951836317074310noreply@blogger.com