~Homophones, oh homophones!~

We've been working (and working, and working) on homophones this week. Words that sound the same but are spelled differently.

In a possible sign that I've been reading too many fantasy books lately, I completely missed a homophone this morning.

B: Mrs. N, my ancestors on my mom's side came from the ferry.

Me: The what? Did you say the fairy?

B: Yeah, the ferry.

Me: Oh, like the Ellis Island ferry? Like a boat?

B, looking at me strangely: Yeah, like I said, the ferry.