2006-07-04 01:46:01 · 13 answers · asked by Chronos 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
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... Ghoti is an imaginary word used to illustrate irregularities in English spelling ... Another interpretation of the pronunciation of ghoti which has been put forward is "..." (that is ...
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2006-07-04 01:49:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ghoti is an imaginary word used to illustrate irregularities in English spelling. It is pronounced fish
2006-07-10 01:14:46 · answer #2 · answered by flymetothemoon279 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an "ultra-technically" correct spelling of "fish", based on pronounciations of these letters in other english words.
"gh" is pronounced "f" in "rough"
"o" is pronounced as a short i in "women"
"ti" is pronounced "sh" in "motion
Oddly enough, even when "fish" is intended, when "ghoti" is pronounced, it is invariably pronounced "GO-tie" or "GO-tee", which kind of defeats the whole intent.
2006-07-04 04:06:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fish. It's an old question which shows the inconsistency of the English language.
2006-07-04 01:50:02 · answer #4 · answered by ezc692 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to the web it's an imaginary word used to illustrate irregularities in english spelling! makes no sense to me how can there be an imaginary word and if it's only imaginary why is it listed?
2006-07-04 01:53:02 · answer #5 · answered by gruffle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fish - everyone else ahs already explained why - I just get my two points!
2006-07-07 11:35:45 · answer #6 · answered by Bajan Deane 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah fish
2006-07-08 21:58:11 · answer #7 · answered by GRUMPY /UK 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fish
2006-07-04 01:49:31 · answer #8 · answered by greengunge 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fish.
GH as in "enough"
O as in "women"
TI as in "nation"
2006-07-04 10:48:07 · answer #9 · answered by PuttPutt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah
2006-07-04 01:49:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋