| The word "fly" is a homograph. | | | | the ones that are musical with their varying droning |
| Homographs are words that are spelled the same but | | | | pitches of incessant buzzing. The flight of the flies |
| have different meanings and different origins. For | | | | usually takes place on a hot summer night around 2 |
| example, there is the fly on your pants, referred to | | | | a.m. waking me from a sound sleep. At that point, I |
| as a zipper, and that pesky winged insect that | | | | am usually up looking for the fly swatter (no, I'm not |
| makes annoying buzzing sounds.Why is it that the | | | | going to swat zippers) so that I can squash that |
| only time I forget to zip up my pants is when I'm | | | | intolerable noise. It turns out, this summer, I didn't |
| trying to impress a potential client? It always happens | | | | need a fly swatter after all. When a fly landed on |
| when I'm rushed for time and is only noticed when I | | | | me, it bit me. The poor thing dropped over dead on |
| see people staring at the area below my waist | | | | the floor. It must have been that jalapeno pepper I |
| where polite people don't usually stare. When I look | | | | had with dinner.Have fun with words. Just remember, |
| down to see what people are looking at, I notice | | | | keep your fly zipped, and learn to enjoy jalapeno |
| part of my shirttail poking out the front of my slacks. | | | | peppers because I've discovered that they kill the |
| Usually clients have a sense of humor and laugh more | | | | other kind...flies that is.Copyright © 2005 by |
| at the color of my face (which by now is crimson | | | | Pamela Beers. All rights reserved.Pamela Beers is a |
| from embarrassment) than at the unzipped fly.The | | | | freelance writer, and educator who is a platinum |
| other fly is that pesky winged critter that makes | | | | ezine article expert. You may visit her website at for |
| annoying whirring, humming sounds until it lands. I like | | | | writing and marketing tips. |