Ghoti is a word constructed to illustrate the irregularities of written English. It is pronounced “fish”; the gh is pronounced as in “tough”, o as in “women”, and ti as in “nation”. Often attributed to George Bernard Shaw, the actual origin of the word is unknown.
English, hey, English. STOP BEING WEIRD.
I second the idea of English cutting that shit right the fuck out.
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The English language is ridiculous…. Which is why I don’t get why people in my Spanish class are always like “What? That...
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I second the idea of English cutting that shit right the fuck out.
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i had the same 30 second dilemma with ‘i’ and ‘women’ as well. i’m going to use this around my mother now when i ask her...
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I don’t think that any accents are more valid than others! Although I have an English accent and am tempted to be snobby...
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I pronounce it so the o sounds like the vowel sound in “hook” and the e sounds like the second vowel sound in “roses”...
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Whenever I read the explanation for this, I’m always — always — confused for a moment, because wtf “women”? There’s no ɪ...
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I FUCKING LOVE THIS LANGUAGE WHAT IS EVEN GOING ON HERE
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STOP BEING WEIRD.
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delightfully absurd.
