Homophones are words that sound similar but spelled differently and with different meanings- like bear and bare, bored and board, sale and sail.
Bruce Worden’s Facebook page Homophones, Weakly explores the wonder that is the English language in all its confusing glory. His clever illustrations show the difference between the words in a visual way- helping any of us still struggling with there/their/they’re, among others.
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