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Re:YouTube, the Jewel of the Internet by javajosh on Sunday April 23, 2023 @07:29PM (#35681814)
peaked my interest

That's "piqued my interest". It's a homonym. Also used in "fit of pique" and, very rarely "piquant". It's a word on its way out, but I like it.

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Re:YouTube, the Jewel of the Internet by mcmcmc on Sunday April 23, 2023 @08:03PM (#35682057)
It's a homophone, not a homonym. If you're going to correct someone's grammar, you should probably proofread your correction.
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Re:YouTube, the Jewel of the Internet by rolldat777 on Sunday April 23, 2023 @11:58PM (#35683505)
Speaking of corrections, it appears that homophones are a type of homonym, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homonym
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Re:YouTube, the Jewel of the Internet by nayuki on Monday April 24, 2023 @12:06AM (#35683547)
When I was a schoolkid, I received various lesson materials that labelled homophones as homonyms. It took me years to discover that was wrong and unlearn that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homonym#Related_terms
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Re:YouTube, the Jewel of the Internet by AlecSchueler on Monday April 24, 2023 @06:20AM (#35685695)
Muphry's Law
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Re:YouTube, the Jewel of the Internet by javajosh on Monday April 24, 2023 @08:42AM (#35686926)
That begs the question: does correcting a homophone constitute a correction of grammar or of spelling? And another: can I successfully provoke another correction by 'misusing' "begs the question"?
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