Strange pronunciation
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The most notorious group of letters in the English language, ough, can be pronounced at least nine different ways.
"UFF" tough, enough
"OFF" cough
"OW" bough, slough
"OH" though, dough
"OR" thought Pronounced "AW" in American English
"OO" through
"UH" thorough Pronounced "OH" in American English
"UP" hiccough variant spelling of "hiccup", though the latter form is recommended in both British and US
Source: funeasyenglish.com
Cheers,
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"UFF" tough, enough
"OFF" cough
"OW" bough, slough
"OH" though, dough
"OR" thought Pronounced "AW" in American English
"OO" through
"UH" thorough Pronounced "OH" in American English
"UP" hiccough variant spelling of "hiccup", though the latter form is recommended in both British and US
Source: funeasyenglish.com
Cheers,
macs2005
09 Nov 2008 12:53
Post 2 of 3
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Yes, I believe the English language has borrowed and/or stolen more words and concepts from other languages than any other language on the globe! But the reason it became the language of business across the globe is that the English travelled so much in their history.
09 Nov 2008 21:00
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I guess you have a point there, proofreader!
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macs2005
11 Nov 2008 07:25
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