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What word has one pronunciation when it is capitalized and another not capitalized?

This is a classic riddle! The answer is "polish".

* Polish (capitalized) is pronounced like "POH-lish" (referring to people from Poland).

* polish (lowercase) is pronounced like "POL-ish" (meaning to make something shiny).

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