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 karenm karenm July 6, 2013 July 6, 2013 at 10:35:04 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Isn't it that fish can be written as ghoti? Famous quote from Bernard Shaw.
gh as in enough = f
o as in women = i
ti as in nation = sh

 Objectivesea Objectivesea June 12, 2014 June 12, 2014 at 10:20:39 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Yes, it's wrong in both Italian and English. I've fixed the English.

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➜ #189165英語の綴りには規則性がないね。Ghotiはｆｉｓｈのように発音される。

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I can't find any logic to English spelling. T-O-G-H can be pronounced as fish. [Lie]

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I can't find any logic to English spelling. T-O-G-H can be pronounced as fish.

edited by blay_paul, June 20, 2010
➜ #607222Non riesco a trovare alcuna logica all'ortografia inglese. 'Ghoti' può essere pronunciato come 'fish'.

linked by Guybrush88, November 7, 2010
I can't find any logic to English spelling. 'T-O-G-H' can be pronounced as 'fish'.

edited by Guybrush88, November 7, 2010
➜ #793341我找不到任何英文拼寫的邏輯。"Ghoti" 可以被發音成"fish"。

linked by Martha, March 14, 2011
➜ #1675082Werɛad akk ur fhimeɣ tameẓla n teɣdirawt n tanglizit. Ad ak-d-arun "Ghoti" yerna ad t-id-neṭqen "fish".

linked by Amastan, July 8, 2012
I can't find any logic to English spelling. "Ghoti'' can be pronounced as 'fish'.

edited by Objectivesea, June 12, 2014
➜ #8225610Я не могу найти какую-либо логику в английском правописании. «Ghoti» может быть произнесено как «fish».

linked by fjay69, October 2, 2019
I can't find any logic to English spelling. “Ghoti” can be pronounced as “fish.”

edited by Objectivesea, November 3, 2020
➜ #10613092Не вижу никакой логики в английской орфографии. "Ghoti" можно произнести как "fish".

linked by Ooneykcall, January 8, 2022