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Fish = Ghoti

Posted on 1/2/2006 by Suzi

Mark Twain proposed in jest that the English word pronounced /fIS/ ought to be spelled rather than , with pronounced /f/ as in rough, pronounced /I/ as in women, and pronounced /S/ as in nation. (8, 10)

fromLinguistics for Students of Asian and African Languages.

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