Jakylla@sh.itjust.worksM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-29 months agoGhotis3.amazonaws.comimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down114
arrow-up1124arrow-down1imageGhotis3.amazonaws.comJakylla@sh.itjust.worksM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-29 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareMasimatutu@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-29 months ago🥔 “gh” as in “hiccough” “ough” as in “thorough” “phth” as in “phthisis” (/t/) “eigh” as in “neighbour” “tte” as in “gazette” “eau” as in “plateau”
minus-squareDarkMFG@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoF-o-th-ei-to? Is it supposed to be potato?
minus-squareMasimatutu@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agohiccough is pronounced /ˈhikɐp/ phthisis is often pronounced /ˈtajsɪs/
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F-o-th-ei-to?
Is it supposed to be potato?
hiccough is pronounced /ˈhikɐp/
phthisis is often pronounced /ˈtajsɪs/
it’s potato