Linguistics 220

The nine pronunciations of words ending in '-ough'.

 

 

The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."

rough - /r ff/

dough = /do/

thoughtfgul = /Øatfül/

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