Showerthoughts • 2 days ago

The letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"

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The letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"

Showerthoughts • 2 days ago

At least in my dialect/accent of English

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