abrake@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 8 days agoThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1172arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1159arrow-down1message-squareThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"abrake@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 8 days agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 days agoDepending on where you live, thorough is pronounced “thur-oh” and hiccough is spelled “hiccup”.
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 days agoAhh, yes! I had meant to add something like “in my English” but then I get so thrown off by bei g unable to think of a rhyme for “thorough” that I forgot
Depending on where you live, thorough is pronounced “thur-oh” and hiccough is spelled “hiccup”.
Ahh, yes! I had meant to add something like “in my English” but then I get so thrown off by bei g unable to think of a rhyme for “thorough” that I forgot