I mean F takes a vacation in telephone by farming out his space to "ph". And, F takes a vacation in tough by farming out his place to "gh".
Why is F so lazy?
2007-08-11 03:33:28 · 15 answers · asked by csucdartgirl 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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2007-08-11 12:30:53 · update #1
F starts a lot of unhappy or anygry words, so it needs some time away
2007-08-11 03:42:15 · answer #1 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because English (like America!) is a hybrid of things from other places.
"Ph" in phone is from French. And "gh" in tough and rough is from Dutch/German.
So when Ph and Gh come to visit, F is a good friend, and lets them have their say. ;-)
2007-08-16 00:52:30 · answer #2 · answered by snoopy l 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not just the letter F. It's the whole freakin' alphabet. Recently, I came across the word GHOTI. It insisted on being pronounced "fish." I asked why, and it (rather adamantly) stated that the "gh" was pronounced like it was in the word "enough", the "o" was pronounced like it was in the word "women", and the "ti" was pronounced as it would be in the word "insertion." Hence, "ghoti" is herewith and forever to be pronounced "fish."
2007-08-13 15:10:37 · answer #3 · answered by Scotty Doesnt Know 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
f=ph and f=gh therfore, gh=ph remove the variable h, and you have g =p
so , if g =p and both =f then f doesnt have to work so hard as it has two letters to replace it.
2007-08-11 15:15:54 · answer #4 · answered by aprilmacfadden 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
F eats too much
Food and is now too
Fat and
Fatiqued to have any more
Fun
2007-08-11 10:40:42 · answer #5 · answered by 2Cute2B4Got 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the letter F has FALLEN a sleep,been on the booze again.
2007-08-11 16:14:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is more on the tongue than on the pen!
2007-08-11 10:42:19 · answer #7 · answered by aWellWisher 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He is used a lot in the word F*CK, so he needs a little break.
2007-08-11 10:38:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 3⤋
He is top heavy.
2007-08-11 10:42:43 · answer #9 · answered by lana s 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he's a PHAT PHRUSTRATED PHART!!!
2007-08-18 22:26:20 · answer #10 · answered by Mrs. S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋