𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoHi. I'm Geophphreigh.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1306arrow-down17file-text
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minus-squareLemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·8 months agoOkay, but isn’t “tough” pronounced “tuff?”
minus-squareUnmarketable PlushielinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months ago“ough” can be pronounced /oʊ/ in words like “though” or “dough”
minus-squareLemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·8 months agoYeah so he should’ve used the word “though.” Not the word “tough.”
minus-squareUnmarketable PlushielinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoThat part of the joke is that “ough” can represent /oʊ/. Not that it WOULD, that it CAN. And besides, the “th” in “though” is pronounced /ð/, and the “T” in “Tony” isn’t.
Okay, but isn’t “tough” pronounced “tuff?”
“ough” can be pronounced /oʊ/ in words like “though” or “dough”
Yeah so he should’ve used the word “though.” Not the word “tough.”
That part of the joke is that “ough” can represent /oʊ/. Not that it WOULD, that it CAN.
And besides, the “th” in “though” is pronounced /ð/, and the “T” in “Tony” isn’t.