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Capitalistic Heteronymology…

capitonym: A word that changes in both meaning and pronunciation when it is capitalized — such as polish/Polish, august/August, job/Job, and lima/Lima. It’s a form of heteronym — a word that is spelled the same as another but has a different pronunciation and meaning (such as minute, which, based on pronunciation, can mean either tiny or one-sixtieth of an hour).
Credit: Page-A-Day Calendar E-Mail Edition, 5/17/06

1 Comment so far

  1. Stu Savory May 23rd, 2006 11:14 am

    Bushonym: A word that changes in both meaning and pronunciation every time it is (ab)used by your preznit ;-)