hawk/hock

[Laurence Horn]

>Laurence Horn said:



>>>Maybe so. For me, "hawk" (the bird) and "hawk" (one's wares) are
>>>homophones.
>>>"Hock" as in "hock shop" and "ham hock" are also homophonous, but not with
>>>"hawk".
>>>
>>Ditto on both counts from this New Yorker, but of course we preserve
>>all our orthographically maintained vowel distinctions, down to the
>>Mary/merry/marry ones.
>>
>
>How are you on hoarse horses?
>
>Alice
>
OK, OK, I already confessed to dInIs.  No distinction among hoarse
horses.  Or coarse courses.  Please delete the overenthusiastic "all"
above.

larry