Gramayr Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissBotanicals Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Lmao, now I see why it's so confusing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 There's also another one based on how the constructed word "Ghoti" should be pronounced. If "Gh" is pronounched "F" as in "Tough", "O" is pronounced "I" as in "Women", and "I" is pronounched "Sh" as in "Nation" - then Ghoti is pronounced "Fish". But if "Gh" is prnonounced silent as in "Though", "O" as in "People", "T" as in "Ballet" and "I" as in "Business" - then Ghoti is in fact silent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevioletsunflower Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 There's also another one based on how the constructed word "Ghoti" should be pronounced. If "Gh" is pronounched "F" as in "Tough", "O" is pronounced "I" as in "Women", and "I" is pronounched "Sh" as in "Nation" - then Ghoti is pronounced "Fish". But if "Gh" is prnonounced silent as in "Though", "O" as in "People", "T" as in "Ballet" and "I" as in "Business" - then Ghoti is in fact silent. That one bugs me a bit because it's the combination of letters that makes those sounds not the letter itself in those words so it's not accurate at all. Like "I" doesn't make "sh" but "tion" makes "shun". I know I am taking this way too literal it's just like that in particular isn't all that difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Hehe Gramayr! No idea why it's so difficult, that all read fine for me ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 LOL. We must be pretty smart to be able to learn it ;) I think English is all about context when it comes to word use in a sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atewsley Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I love this. My grandma, mom and I used to have fun with words but my husband and kids think I'm just a dork! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archabyss Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Very true it is all about context pretty much, Old English is interesting too as you often have to read the whole thing to understand the first part of the sentence. And our English... Well mainly it follows other languages into dark alleyways and beats it up for loose grammar as the meme goes. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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