{"id":3527,"date":"2022-08-10T08:14:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T08:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=3527"},"modified":"2023-02-15T09:44:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T09:44:16","slug":"what-is-a-homophone-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/what-is-a-homophone-2","title":{"rendered":"What is a Homophone?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-8\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">English can be a difficult language to speak, read, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/microsoft-365\/word\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">write<\/a>\u2014right? Some words follow the rules, others are exceptions to the rule, and others seem to come completely out of left field\u2014which brings us to the subject of homophones. 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