Rainb0wSkeppy@lemmy.world to 196English · 5 months agoghoti rulelemmy.worldimagemessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1166cross-posted to: linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1166imageghoti rulelemmy.worldRainb0wSkeppy@lemmy.world to 196English · 5 months agomessage-square18fedilinkcross-posted to: linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 months agoYes, English is weird, but this word still breaks rules. “Gh” (pronounced “f”) is never at the beginning of a word, and “ti” (pronounced “sh”) is never at the end.
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoOh, you’re absolutely correct. I think it’s just meant to poke fun at the complexity of the language.
Yes, English is weird, but this word still breaks rules. “Gh” (pronounced “f”) is never at the beginning of a word, and “ti” (pronounced “sh”) is never at the end.
Oh, you’re absolutely correct. I think it’s just meant to poke fun at the complexity of the language.