Strait Talk

Fun with homophones and trolls

Ever since a homophone took down my business, I can't help but notice them everywhere.

homophone (häm'ǝfōn) —n. a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning

Sometimes I find them very entertaining, such as in this week's supermarket flyer:

 

That made me think....

 

And the more I thought about it, the more I wondered how it came to be...

 

But wait!

 

So what is really going on?

 

And then I realized,

 

Want to learn more about trolls? Lise Lunge-Larsen can tell you all about them!