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"homophone" - each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, e.g., new and knew.

"homophobe" - a person with an extreme and irrational aversion to homosexuality and homosexual people.

Just a little joke about a linguistic mixup.




:) Might just be my pronunciation, but Reid only sounds like the present form.




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