abrake@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 10 days agoThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1165arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1155arrow-down1message-squareThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"abrake@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 10 days agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareradix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 days agoAnd the “gh” are all different in “cough,” “ghost,” and “thought.”
minus-squareTranquilTurbulence@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 days agoConsistently inconsistent. Gotta love English.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 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.