Re: [math-fun] something linguistic

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 :-).

--Michael

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