"In linguistics, heterophones are words that are spelled the same but have different pronunciations and meanings, such as desert (abandon) and desert (arid region). Heterophones are a type of homonym, and are also called heteronyms." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterophone
So, the Polish noblewoman orderd the maid to polish the silver.
The long-suffering Job made a great job of bearing his affliction.
Herb tossed a lovely salad of greens and herbs.
They are all capitonyms which are words that change their meanings (and sometimes their pronunciation) when capitalized. Other examples include august china, and catholic.
Return to FunTrivia
"Ask FunTrivia" strives to offer the best answers possible to trivia questions. We ask our submitters to thoroughly research questions and provide sources where possible. Feel free to post corrections or additions. This is server B184.