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by HungryGuy on June 14th, 2005

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How do you pronounce the word, "ghoti?"

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  • by Aminor on June 14th, 2005

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    Like the name of a marine animal that rhymes with "dish," of course. This very old gag for highlighting the oddities of modern English pronunication depends on the sound of "gh" in "rough," the sound of "o" in "women," and the sound of "ti" in "notion." What it actually highlights, of course, is the pitfalls of proceeding by analogy where English is concerned.

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