@abrake@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 2 days agoThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"message-square44fedilinkarrow-up1167arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1155arrow-down1message-squareThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"@abrake@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 2 days agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarekn0wmad1clinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 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