18-05-2006, 04:01 AM
gwasi Wrote:Capitonym - when a word is spelt the same but one means a name and the other a diff meaning
e.g. Natal - province in SA and
natal - to do with birth
(thank you Mr Google)
Not necessairly but you get the gist :thumbs:
It's a word that changes both meaning and pronunciation when capitalized. It's a form of heteronym.
Capitalizing does make it a name
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