Rainb0wSkeppy@lemmy.world to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 5 months agoghoti rulelemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down10cross-posted to: linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up38·5 months agoEnglish is weird. It can be understood through tough thorough thought, though.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·5 months agoHow many ways can “ough” be pronounced in English? through - oo tough - uff though - oh thought - ah cough - off bough - ow Any others?
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 months agoYes, English is weird, but this word still breaks rules. “Gh” (pronounced “f”) is never at the beginning of a word, and “ti” (pronounced “sh”) is never at the end.
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoOh, you’re absolutely correct. I think it’s just meant to poke fun at the complexity of the language.
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoA very relevant poem, The Chaos by Dutch writer Gerard Nolst Trenité https://ncf.idallen.com/english.html
English is weird. It can be understood through tough thorough thought, though.
How many ways can “ough” be pronounced in English?
through - oo
tough - uff
though - oh
thought - ah
cough - off
bough - ow
Any others?
Yes, English is weird, but this word still breaks rules. “Gh” (pronounced “f”) is never at the beginning of a word, and “ti” (pronounced “sh”) is never at the end.
Oh, you’re absolutely correct. I think it’s just meant to poke fun at the complexity of the language.
A very relevant poem, The Chaos by Dutch writer Gerard Nolst Trenité https://ncf.idallen.com/english.html