abrake@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 7 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 · 7 days agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarekn0wmad1c@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoBecause it’s the ugh that provides the short vowel sound, not just the gh
Because it’s the ugh that provides the short vowel sound, not just the gh