Ough (Orthography) - English Words with Uncommon Properties, English Language

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Ough is a letter sequence often seen in words in the English language. In Middle English, where the spelling arose, it was probably pronounced with a back rounded vowel and a velar fricative, e.g., [o x] or [u x]. It is by far the sequence of letters with the most unpredictable pronunciation, having at least six pronunciations in North American English and over ten in British English. Other pronunciations can be found in proper nouns, many of which are of Celtic origin (Irish, Scottish, or Welsh) rather than English. For example ough can represent / k/ in the surname Coughlin, /ju / in Ayscough and even /i / in the name Colcolough (/ko kli /) in Virginia.

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• Assisted by: Oscar Sundara (Editor)
• Publisher: Betascript Publishing
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• Released: 21.03.2012
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