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* thought (rhymes with '''caught''' and '''sort''', /θɔËt/, like '''ought'''; | * thought (rhymes with '''caught''' and '''sort''', /θɔËt/, like '''ought'''; | ||
* though (rhymes with '''so''', /əʊ/, like '''dough'''; | * though (rhymes with '''so''', /əʊ/, like '''dough'''; | ||
| − | * thorough (rhymes with '''[[borough]]'''. /bÊŒr É™(''or'' ÊŒ)/; | + | * [[thorough]] (rhymes with '''[[borough]]'''. /bÊŒr É™(''or'' ÊŒ)/; |
| − | * lough (rhymes with '''loch''' and '''och''', /lɒχ/. This the spelling, in Irish [[Gaelic]], of what Scots Gaelic writes as '''loch'''. As it is a Gaelic spelling, there are no other words with this form and pronunciation. | + | * lough (rhymes with '''loch''' and '''och''', /lɒχ/. This the spelling, in Irish [[Gaelic]], of what Scots Gaelic writes as '''loch'''. As it is a Gaelic spelling, there are no other words in English with this form and pronunciation. |
* hiccough (though this last one is a [[false etymology]], and is better spelled ''hiccup'': see [[hiccough]]). It is pronounced like 'cup', /ˈhɪk ʌp/. | * hiccough (though this last one is a [[false etymology]], and is better spelled ''hiccup'': see [[hiccough]]). It is pronounced like 'cup', /ˈhɪk ʌp/. | ||
Revision as of 00:12, 27 January 2014
This combination of letters can be pronounced in eight or nine different ways in English, exemplified by the following words:
- cough (rhymes with off, IPA: /kÉ’f/, like trough;
- enough (rhymes with puff, /pÊŒf/, like rough and tough;
- bough (rhymes with how), /baÊŠ/;
- through (rhymes with do and who, /θruË/;
- thought (rhymes with caught and sort, /θɔËt/, like ought;
- though (rhymes with so, /əʊ/, like dough;
- thorough (rhymes with borough. /bʌr ə(or ʌ)/;
- lough (rhymes with loch and och, /lɒχ/. This the spelling, in Irish Gaelic, of what Scots Gaelic writes as loch. As it is a Gaelic spelling, there are no other words in English with this form and pronunciation.
- hiccough (though this last one is a false etymology, and is better spelled hiccup: see hiccough). It is pronounced like 'cup', /ˈhɪk ʌp/.
- You may also like to see ghoti for one mockery that has been made of this spelling.
