@abrake@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 5 months agoThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"message-square42fedilinkarrow-up1173file-text
arrow-up1173message-squareThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"@abrake@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 5 months agomessage-square42fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarekn0wmad1clinkfedilinkEnglish3•5 months 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