Friday, March 2, 2012

It Would Certainly Explain Gaelic



The word ghoti can be pronounced “fish”:


gh as in laugh
o as in women
ti as in nation


If that’s true, and if


gh is pronounced “p” as in hiccough
ough is pronounced “o” as in dough
phth is pronounced “t” as in phthisis
eigh is pronounced “a” as in neighbour
tte is pronounced “t” as in gazette
eau is pronounced “o” as in plateau


Then it should be possible to spell “potato” ghoughphtheightteeau.


Let’s call the whole thing off. ~ Futility Closet.

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