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| − | This combination of letters can be pronounced in eight or nine different ways in English, exemplified by the following | + | 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'''; | * cough (rhymes with '''off''', {{IPA|kÉ’f}}, like '''trough'''; | ||
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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 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.
