abrake@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1167arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1156arrow-down1message-squareThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"abrake@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareradix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoAnd the “gh” are all different in “cough,” “ghost,” and “thought.”
minus-squareTranquilTurbulence@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoConsistently inconsistent. Gotta love English.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoCough bough bought rough thought though throughout. Not a coheren sentence, just a fun time.
And the “gh” are all different in “cough,” “ghost,” and “thought.”
Consistently inconsistent. Gotta love English.
Cough bough bought rough thought though throughout.
Not a coheren sentence, just a fun time.