Monday, September 24, 2007
Fear of Homophones
I went to a concert last night sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in honor of a U.S. diplomatic courier who gave his life for his mission. The concert was held in a Swedish church in Old Town. I was really excited to see this chorale concert. I told everyone how much I was looking forward to the violin music and the singing. Much to my disappointment (and embarrassment), there was no singing. I now know the difference between "choral" and "chorale". Kinda like the difference between "gorilla" and "guerrilla". They sound an awful lot alike, but if you mess them up you could end up dead - or at least making a fool of yourself. I'm afraid it will happen again. I guess that makes me homo-phobic.
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