UK rebuffed over Galileo sat-nav procurement

[darmstadt]

A homophone is a homonym you utter cretin

Would that be in the way that 'Brexit means Leave'?

[jamesbrown]

Well really I was being more accurate, drawing on my education in linguistics.

From which second-rate polytechnic did you receive this pitiful education that allowed such a misconception to persist, uncorrected?

often reflected in dictionaries

Accept your mistake with good grace. Possible lessons: a little knowledge is sometimes dangerous, and you excel in little knowledge; if you're a cretin, Google won't always save you etc.

[WTFH]

Well really I was being more accurate, drawing on my education in linguistics. A homophone is not strictly a type of homonym, but 'homonym' is sometimes used more sloppily in the way you did (and this is often reflected in dictionaries, so I will forgive you your limited education).

A homophone is pronounced the same but means something different (but does not have to be spelled the same)
A homonym is spelled the same but means something different

A homophone that is a homonym is spelled the same and pronounced the same. A good example of this is "cleave" (which is also it's own antonym)

Homophone: Reed and read, red and read, tire and tyre
Homonym: Fire (to sack, something burning), light (not heavy, not dark)


Is that a reasonable stab at them?

[Old Greg]

From which second-rate polytechnic did you receive this pitiful education that allowed such a misconception to persist, uncorrected?





Accept your mistake with good grace. Possible lessons: a little knowledge is sometimes dangerous, and you excel in little knowledge; if you're a cretin, Google won't always save you etc.

Russell Group as it happens.

But if you think that within linguistics a homophone is a type of homonym, then that's OK. I've already forgiven you.

[jamesbrown]

Russell Group as it happens.

But if you think that within linguistics a homophone is a type of homonym, then that's OK. I've already forgiven you.

What's the first law of wholes?

[Old Greg]

What's the first law of wholes?

You are a hole.

[Mordac]

From which second-rate polytechnic did you receive this pitiful education that allowed such a misconception to persist, uncorrected?





Accept your mistake with good grace. Possible lessons: a little knowledge is sometimes dangerous, and you excel in little knowledge; if you're a cretin, Google won't always save you etc.

Ladies...

[Paddy]

"There is an option on the table that would benefit both the UK and EU. If that is not accepted by the EU, we are a proud and confident nation and will be looking at all alternatives." Ministers have previously talked about the UK building its own sat-nav system, which could cost £3-5bn.

So why are the EU not interested?

Because it is best for everyone in the EU or because they are a bunch of ignorant ******* who, as we all suspected, are making things difficult because they did not get their own way?

hmmmhmmhm

If the UK decided to build its own sat-nav system, it would take 20 years just to plan, quadruple in costs and be outsourced to India.

[Mordac]

If the UK decided to build its own sat-nav system, it would take 20 years just to plan, quadruple in costs and be outsourced to India.

Just as a matter of interest, what are we using at the moment? If Galileo isn't up and running yet, why don't we carry on using that which is already there, and save ourselves a few billion?

[Zigenare]

Just as a matter of interest, what are we using at the moment? If Galileo isn't up and running yet, why don't we carry on using that which is already there, and save ourselves a few billion?

The US one.