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Ghoti is a word constructed to illustrate the irregularities of written English. It is pronounced “fish”; the gh is pronounced as in “tough”, o as in “women”, and ti as in “nation”. Often attributed to George Bernard Shaw, the actual origin of the word is unknown.

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   The English language is ridiculous…. Which is why I don’t get why people in my Spanish class are always like “What? That...

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    I second the idea of English cutting that shit right the fuck out.

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    i had the same 30 second dilemma with ‘i’ and ‘women’ as well. i’m going to use this around my mother now when i ask her...

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    I don’t think that any accents are more valid than others! Although I have an English accent and am tempted to be snobby...

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    I pronounce it so the o sounds like the vowel sound in “hook” and the e sounds like the second vowel sound in “roses”...

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    Whenever I read the explanation for this, I’m always — always — confused for a moment, because wtf “women”? There’s no ɪ...

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    I FUCKING LOVE THIS LANGUAGE WHAT IS EVEN GOING ON HERE

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    STOP BEING WEIRD.

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    delightfully absurd.

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