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The wonders of English spelling (files.catbox.moe)
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[-] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 weeks ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoti for people unaware

[-] MonkeyBusiness@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Thanks! I thought ghoti was some sort of Indian food and was using that as a hint to to figure out the first word. The best I did on my own was gaufth-ate-tea-aus and figured I hadn't heard of it.

Hint

  • The "gh" in "hiccough"
  • The "ough" in "doughnut"
  • The "phth" in "phthisis"
  • The "eigh" in "neighbour"
  • The "tte" in "gazette"
  • The "eau" in "plateau"

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ghoughphtheightteeau

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