Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers discussion

Liken/lichen

Standing by the fireplace, you look good in that cloak.

mantel/mantle

If you feel daunted by homonyms, you should do them piece by piece.

No takers?

Fazed, phased

I think it's probably an indication that I shouldn't do math when I don't understand this geometry concept.

Sign/sine

(Although I think sine is a trigonometry concept). Either way:

I checked with several vendors before I could find one willing to carpet my basement.

Seller(s)/cellar

Oops! I just get so excited when I get it....

Several people tried to keep me from getting my Olympic prize.

Meddle/medal

At the fortune telling exhibition, the psychic's mouth became quite dry.

Seer/sere

He protested wildly about the rattling in his lungs.

Rail/rale

I cant tell if the climate is changing or not.

Whether/weather

I don't suppose that big elk would make a good dessert.

Moose/mousse

He gave a sardonic grin when he spotted the bottle of whisky.

wry/rye

If you need me to, I'd be amenable to polishing that mahogany buffet.

would/wood

That particular story could only have been written at that particular time.

epic/epoch

That part of the program didn't surprise me very much.

Phase/faze?

That bottle contains something more than liquor.

Wow. I am stumped, Linda. I will defer on this, let you clue us in and add a new one.

"That tube smells incredibly rank."

Anyone?

Vial/vile

That group has no right to give us advice.

Council/counsel

OK, a tricky one, since you are so good at this:

Standing next to the pillar, I decided to try to get them on the phone.

column/call 'em?

Cute!

I would compare that plant to a fungus or an algae (sic).

Liken/lichen

That was one of mine earlier, Linda, ha ha. Here's yours.

Seems like his comportment has gotten rather nasty.

Mein/mean

This worsted yarn is callous to others.

Crewel/cruel

We stumbled upon some of this gray wood as we strolled alongside the ocean.

Beech/beach

Not hard enough.....

I tried not to be too specific as we strolled alongside the ocean.

literal/littoral?

We decided to sample several of the food items served in the restaurant with many different washed out colors.

clarification please

is it the restautant with washed out colors or the food items?

The restaurant.

Graze/grays

"The pit bull tried to attack us as we walked by the shopping center."

Maul/mall

Look at how rough-edged this eagle statue is.

I am stumped. Linda? Anyone else?

Burred/bird

That men who are lacking something are trying to use an old computer programming system.

Doss/dos?

That is the only thing I can come up with Linda.

How about:

As a joke, he will swallow a pair of scissors.

In jest/ingest

She is asking her deity for guidance and for acclaim, as well.

Leech/leach

Mine was eunuchs/Unix.

Still working on current one. Give me a little time.

Prays/praise

The tufted-ear huge pawed wild cat chased the rabbit across the golf course.

Lynx/links

It would be really nice if you would not gawk when a young woman is standing on that step.

Stare/stair

We called for a cab as frozen precipitation pelted us.

Haled/hailed

The bat ascended the chimney

flew/flue

That rabbit is wearing a wig.

hare/hair?

A young man who lost his hair, cried aloud in public.

Bald/bawled

The shy young woman put carp in her fish pond.

coy/Koi

It cost $5 to enter the exposition.

Fare/fair

Not sure I can abide much longer finding out the tonnage of our car.

wait/weight

I removed the sticker that said how much this container weighs.

Bowl/bull

I love to go to Longhorn Steak House so that I can get a good steak and baked potato

I found this rather untrustworthy guy standing in the longest section of the sanctuary.

Knave/nave

Is it possible that Roman Catholicism is a mixture of unrelated subject matters?

Mary wrote: "Bowl/bull"

Sorry, Mary, that's not right.