con, conn

Con or con means to perpetrate a scam or fraud--
That guyed tried to con us into buying swamp land in Florida.
He is trying to con the teacher into letting us go early.
Con may also mean the scam or fraud itself--
This e-mail sounds like a con. It's too good to be true.
Con is also slang for convict, or ex-convict ( someone who has been in jail )--
The con had a hard time adjusting to life outside of the prison.
Con may mean against, or opposed to--
Is he a pro or a con on this issue?

Conn or conn ( rhymes with con ) means to steer a ship or to give orders for the steering of a ship--
Lieutenant, you have the conn.
The first time he had to conn the ship he was very nervous.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He tried to con the captain into letting him conn the ship, although he had no experience."

Note--"Conn." is an old-fashioned abbreviation for Connecticut--
I found an old piece of mail addressed to Hartford, Conn.
Note # 2--"khan " ( rhymes with con ) is a title of nobility in the Middle East--
All of these camels belong to the khan.
Genghis Khan once ruled much of Asia.
Note # 3--"con-" is used as a prefix ( added to the beginning of a word ), meaning with, as in conjure or convince.
Note # 4--"con" is also used as a musical direction. Com is Italian for "with"--
This is meant to be played con brio.
Note # 5--"con." may be an abbreviation for continued--
Con. on page 5.