het·ero·nym
Noun: one of two
or more homographs [words that are spelled the same]
that differ in
pronunciation and meaning
(such as a bass voice and bass, a fish)
First Known Use:
circa 1889
59: resume/résumé
So, feeling ill, I paused a while—
Ignored my partial résumé.
When I’m not well, I’ll stop, for I’ll
Not get much done on such a day.
But then the illness fled, and I
At last could work—I could resume
My efforts, for I’d vowed to try
To be her husband—be a groom.
But when I checked the mail that day?
A wedding invitation there.
And do I really have to say
Whom she would wed? Some billionaire!
Yes, that dear woman whom I’d craved—
Yes, that dear woman whom I’d sought—
Yes, that dear woman who’d behaved
Egregiously. Oh, she’d been bought!
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