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How do you pronounce this?

Ever wonder why non english speaking people sometimes find english hard to pronounce?

This could be a phonetic way of spelling a common english word.

If you answer, please show how you got it.

GHOTI

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  • 1 decade ago
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    "fish"

    gh - as in enough

    o - as in women

    ti - as in diction

    I remember seeing this one many, may years ago...

  • 1 decade ago

    gh is f o is as in women i is any ones guess. The whole thing irritated me. English is a great language. Be proud of it. You could learn pig latin if lyou want easy.

  • 1 decade ago

    Well, my French teacher told me that one last year.

    The "gh" in the word would be the "gh" in laugh. (an "f" sound)

    The "o" in the word would be the "o" in (I don't remember, but the o should sound like an i)

    The "ti" in the word would be the "ti" in nation. (a "sh" sound)

    I don't remember the "o" part, but the word would be pronounced like "fish".

  • 5 years ago

    i'm French and in case you're spelling it Madeleine, which by way of ways is especially old fashionned, you will say it "Mad-uh-len", the final area stated like once you shorten Leonard to Len.

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  • 1 decade ago

    I looked it up at m-w.com and there's no listing for it. I don't think it's a real english word.

  • 1 decade ago

    Trick question- the answer is FISH

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Fish....duh

    Source(s): im good like that. love ya!
  • 1 decade ago

    You say ghoti like go-te

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    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    I GHOTI go get off answers now!

  • 1 decade ago

    Goti. the H is silent.

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