July 23, 2014
From the “English is weird” files …

The combination “ough” can be pronounced nine different ways (in English alone). I.e.,

A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough, and, after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed.

ht: EE

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