het·er·o·nym
ˈhedərəˌnim/
noun
LINGUISTICS
- 1.each of two or more words that are spelled identically but have different sounds and meanings, such as tear meaning “rip” and tear meaning “liquid from the eye.”
- 2.each of two or more words that are used to refer to the identical thing in different geographical areas of a speech community, such as submarine sandwich, hoagie, and grinder.
May I never forget the challenges and frustrations with learning a second language.
May I never forget what it felt like standing in those lines at the bakery and stumbling over my order in Paris.
May I never forget how her face flushed red when the cashier repeatedly asked her to repeat her request.
May I never forget the embarrassment when the professor scoffed at my pronunciation of preuve.
May I always remember the deep joy of connecting to someone dans sa langue maternelle.
