There is a difference ....
One of the words below does not belong:
contest
mark
wind
bass
project
entrance
desert
record
console
content
Which one? ... why?
contest
mark
wind
bass
project
entrance
desert
record
console
content
Which one? ... why?
posted by Zaux at
8:23 PM
32 Comments:
desert...why?just a guess
Zaux,did you see "pain meds" on home page?
Knightmare, I did ... and commented... :-)
Not desert ... Knightmare
Wind the only word with the Vowel eye. And you cannot see this with your eyes.
Nope ...not "wind"
It seems most might have at least two different meaning, except for "entrance".
thats what im sayin too just wasnt quick enough
Hi Ragknot ....
you're almost right
I looked up homonyms and "entrance" was listed as one.
Maybe "mark", but that might be a noun or a verb, but I don't know how this works, so maybe I am on the wrong track.
Desert? a place with out water, or leaving someone behind.
Record a music record?
help me out Chris
Hi Ragknot ....
it is "mark" .... mark is the only one which does not have 2 pronunciations, each with its own meaning.
You can contest a contest,
You can mark a mark
Bass? how would you bass a bass?
you can make an entrance at the entrance. Record a record,
Can you be content with the content?
maybe
Console a console? that's pretty far out.
Ragknot ...
look at my 10:06PM post ... you already solved it
Mark? How is that different from "entrance"?
there's only one way to pronounce "mark" ... each of the other words have two pronunciations, each with a different meaning.
He made an entrance a midnight at the front entrance?
it's all about pronunciation.... "entance" is pronounced the same in both instances of the example you cited.
a better example would be "he made an entrance and tried to entrance the audience".
whereas "mark" is pronounced the same in every context in which it is used
ok, I didn't think of
"entrance the audience"
Thanks for the "10:06PM" but if I "had crossed the finish" I didn't know where the finish was.
Examples:
He will contest the ruling.
That was a great contest.
(no matter how you use "mark it is always pronounced the same.
Mark the correct on the test.
He was a mark for the thief
(different meanings, but the same pronunciation)
The wind was blowing.
Wind the clock.
He plays bass guitar.
The fisherman caught a bass.
The project is nearly finished.
Can you project the light on the wall?
He made an entrance.
The magician will entrance the audience.
The desert is delicious.
He crossed the desert.
The record was blues.
He will record a blues song.
The console unit is brolen.
He will console the victim.
He was content.
The content of the play was disturbing.
Zaux...Ragknot is not the type that reads the new comments before he posts his.i think he doesn't want to spoil it by seeing the answer-would rather keep on thinking it thru
oh ...okay
Ragknot ... you're so good, you won and didn't even know it :-)
The Dessert was delicous, the desert tasted of sand.
Desert - what rats do when they find themselves on a sinking ship.
Chris ... you're right ... I used a bad example for "desert". "Dessert" is an after dinner delight.
Better exmaples:
The desert was hot and dry.
The men will desert ship.
mark because it the only one that can be a name as well as its alternaive use
Interesting,
I had a different take on this.
Desert is the only word that can not have letters removed from it to form another common english word.
contest-> test
mark ->ark
wind-> in
bass-> as
project-> pro
entrance->trance
desert-> no valid words !
record-> cord
console->sole
content->tent
Cam
Wow although it is too late to pretend to solve this one, I really enjoyed it. :)
Clever.
i think it would be cooler if it were bass. each of the others has a noun/verb pairing without changing the spelling. bass does not
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