I had a heated argument with my boss (an Asian guy) over the words flour and flower. He insisted that flower rhymed with floor. I hadn't resorted to the dictionary because I still believed I could convince him. However he didn't seem to be easily convinced. So I took a Merriam Webster and showed
Homophones are words which are spelled differently but pronounced identically. There are quite many words which are homophonous: • To – too – two • Sent – scent – cent • Colonel – kernel • Pail – pale (usually words ending with –ail and –ale are pronounced identical