AN A TO Z OF HOMOPHONES
A
a/A/eh
a: The first letter of the English alphabet (a, b, c..); also used before nouns as emphasis (this is a beautiful beach; he is a prince among people)
A: The first in any series (A, B, C, D); a grading mechanism (John received an “A” for mathematics); in music, a note and a corresponding scale (one of my favorite pieces of music is Edvard Grieg’s “Piano Concerto in A Minor”)
eh: An expression used to indicate not hearing correctly what was said (eh, what did you say?)
A/a/eh (see a/A/eh)
acts/axe
Acts: To indicate ...
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