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Thorough thought cough furlough Why so many ways of pronouncing OUGH in English
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Why are there so many ways of saying ough in English? Watch this video and you'll understand. • ===OUGH SO MYSTERIOUS=== • The inconsistent pronunciation of ough is perhaps the best demonstration of the madness of English spelling. Well, ENOUGH is enough. In this video, I PLOUGH THROUGH a THOROUGH history of the problem. By the end of it (barring any HICCOUGHS) you’ll have a ROUGH understanding of why English spelling can be so TOUGH. • You'll also know how to pronounce LOUGHBOROUGH - the place name that has baffled many a visitor to England. • ===NOTE FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS=== • If you want to know how to say words containing ough, this video includes a handy pronunciation guide for: bough, bought, borough, brought, chough, dough, enough, fought, furlough, nought, rough, slough, sought, through, tough, trough and wrought. • ===CHAPTERS=== • 0:00 The Problem • 0:47 The many ways of saying ough • 1:13 Reason 1: The Great Vowel Shift • 2:38 Reason 2: Extinct pronunciations • 3:10 Reason 3: Folk etymology - hiccough • 3:58 Loughborough • 4:23 How to pronounce ough words • 5:24 Thanks for watching
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