Funny language English!! 10 Different pronunciations of "ough"

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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@SignMe (1031)
• India
13 Feb 07
Cool, they are natural languages I think, the way we express our emotions
@ravibabli (1557)
• India
13 Feb 07
it's very nice.