Funny language English!! 10 Different pronunciations of "ough"
By nishant_022
@nishant_022 (395)
India
February 13, 2007 2:53am CST
1. awe = thought, bought, ought,........
2. uff = enough, rough, tough,..........
3. ooh = through, slough,...............
4. oh = though, although,..............
5. off = cough, trough,.................
6. ow = bough, plough,.................
7. ou = drought (US),..................
8. uh = borough,.......................
9. ahf = Gough,.........................
10.og = Coughlin,......................
I heard someone say there are 28 different pronunciations for "ough" but I could only compile 10. Can anyone complete the list?
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