Thought for the day
Thursday, 15 January 2009
If gh is the p sound in hiccough
If ough is the o sound in dough
If phth is the t sound in phthisis
If eigh is the a sound in neighbour
If tte is the t sound in gazette
If eau is the o sound in plateau

Then the correct spelling of potato must surely be: ghoughphtheightteeau
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