Here, hear, it’s Ghoti

Thursday, March 4, 2008 · Permalink

Nota: Para entender realmente este post tienes que saber inglés, así que me tomé la libertad de escribir el resto en inglés.

How do you pronounce “Ghoti”?

“Fish.”

Ghoti is a constructed word to highlight the irregularities in English spelling (a thing I hate a lot, but not as much as French). According to Wikipedia, the spelling is constructed thus:

  • gh, pronounced /f/ as in laugh /læf/;
  • o, pronounced /ɪ/ as in women /ˈwɪmɪn/; and
  • ti, pronounced /ʃ/ as in nation /ˈneɪʃən/.

    • I’ll receive visits from people from the USA on these days, so I’ll save this one as a joke.