Monday, March 21, 2011

Ough

Tough
Through
Though
Thought
Trough

Why so many sounds for the same four-letter combination? Makes us non-native speakers all confused in the head.

4 comments:

  1. It makes spotting the foreigner easier. Where we go from there depends - instantly try and get them in the sack, or deride them from being an "outsider". How else would we know how to treat you? :)

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  2. Which is a valid approach, I guess. But it makes any argument you make that a "foreign" language is hard to spell/read/pronounce kind of moot.

    Getting people in the sack is awesome, though man, more power to you!

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  3. I've thoroughly thought this over, and I have to agree that it can be tough to learn a new language, although I am very inpressed with your ability to convery your thoughts in English.

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  4. Impressed are you? The last english couple I gave directions to were a bit short of impressed. Refering to a park: "go that way until you find a great... big... green thing."

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