And I haven't seen the proof that H is trivial, but assuming that, then in those dialects that pronounce initial wh and initial w identically, WHETHER = WEATHER shows that A is trivial WHICH = WITCH shows that T is trivial. DAMN = DAM, so N is trivial On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 4:29 PM, Andy Latto <andy.latto@pobox.com> wrote:
TOO = TO = TWO shows that W and O are trivial
On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 4:23 PM, Allan Wechsler <acwacw@gmail.com> wrote:
Michael, do you mean homophones (two words spelled differently that sound alike)? Homonyms are spelled the same.
TYRE = TIRE, so Y=I, if that helps.
On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 3:57 PM, Michael Kleber <michael.kleber@gmail.com> wrote:
Brought to mind by Wouter's question is: Consider the group generated by the letters A through Z, with the relations that any two English homonyms are equal. Prove that the groups is trivial.
Wouter's question was to show h is trivial, so 25 letters to go :-).
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