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This page is a working page. It holds a diminishing copy of the [[homophone]]s listed in the ninth list of [[homophone]]s printed by the then [[Poet Laureate]] '''[[Robert Bridges]]''' in the second "TRACT" of the Society for Pure English (London, [[OUP]], 1919). This ninth list is headed “The following words were not admitted into the main class [i.e. [[Category:Bridges I]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>, chiefly on account of their unimportance.” They are listed here in AWE chiefly for historical interest, as demonstrating some of the changes in English over the last century and more. 

::''Our aim should be in accord with our aims in our articles on [[Bridges]]' other lists: that an article which <u>has</u> been written on an item in this (working) list, that article should be entered in the '''[[Bridges IX]] category, and the corresponding entry in this list be deleted,

'''List IX''':

ah! – are

arse – ass

ask – aske (''newt'')

ayah – ire

bah! – bar – baa

barb – barb (''horse'')

bask – basque

barn – barne (= bairn)

budge – budge (''stuff'')

buff – buff

buffer – buffer



bin – bin (= been)

broke (''v.'' of ''broker'') – broke (fr. ''[[break (irregular verb)|break]]'')

broom – brume (''fog'')

darn – darn

fizz – phiz

few – feu

forty – forte

hay – heigh!

hem (''sew'') – hem (''and haw'')

hollow – hollo (''v.'')

inn – in

yawl (''boat'') – yawl (''howl'')

coup – coo

lamb – lam (''bang'')

loaf – loaf (''v. laufen'')

marry! – marry (''v.'')

nag (''pony'') – nag (''to gnaw'') – knag

nap (''of cloth'') – nap (''sleep'')

nay – neigh

oh! – owe

ode – owed

oxide – ox-eyed

pax – packs

pants – pants (fr. ''pant'')

prose – pros (''and cons'')

sink (''var'') – cinque

swayed – suede (''kid'')

ternary – turnery

tea – tee (''starting point'')

taw (''to dress skins'') – taw (''game, marbles'') – tore (fr. ''[[Tear (irregular verb)|tear]]'')

cheap – cheep

tool – tulle

wo! – woe

ho! - hoe




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