Wednesday, 27 May 2009

"fish" of the day

Most native english speakers will know this one, but some Taiwanese readers might not:

Q: How do you pronounce "ghoti"?
A: Well, following other pronunciation practices: FISH

("gh" as "f" as in "rough"; "o" as "i" as in "women"; and "ti" as "sh" as in "motion")


it is often attributed to George Bernard Shaw, but apparently comes from earlier, perhaps the mid 19th century.

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