I hate gh. What is gh? I have a five year old who is doing very well with her reading, but how do you explain this gh thing? It adds nothing.
Ghost - should resemble its cousins 'coast' and 'toast' and be Goast.
Through and Though gain nothing from their silent suffixes and should be thru and tho.
Neighbor - bugs me because the gh hangs out in the middle, not doing anything but cause trouble by making the 'E' and the 'I' switch spots.
It's a useless thing.
2006-08-13 07:12:39 · 4 answers · asked by conorlarkin 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
No, let's not. The english language is a wondrous, beautiful, magnificent creation. It has been dumbed down enough, what with the very sad and totally uncalled-for elimination of the irregular past. Why is it that everybody picks on the english language? I'm 110% sure that every other language on the planet has their own idiosyncrasies, yet I NEVER hear anyone suggesting that any of them be ultra-simplified, hyper-phonetiicsed and mega-dumbed-down.
2006-08-13 16:30:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That wasn't a question. You can't disobey rules to be nit-picky! Though actually gains something from "gh" by the way. "Tho" would be pronounced (thÅ), with a hard "th" sound (As in "Think"), instead of the sound at the start of "The", "They" and "Then."
2006-08-13 19:59:24 · answer #2 · answered by DoodleGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our language is evolving, so in about 100 yrs, it will probably be gone.
2006-08-13 14:16:58 · answer #3 · answered by Nosy Parker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laugh :)
2006-08-13 14:28:14 · answer #4 · answered by nelabis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋