G. B. Shaw’s well known suggestion that English spelling habits would allow ghoti for fish gains much of its humor from the fact that the vowel is a unique spelling and the consonants are positional variants misused.
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Ghoti — is a constructed example used to illustrate irregularities in English spelling. It is a respelling of the word fish, and like fish is pronEng|ˈfɪʃ. It has, * gh, pronounced IPA|/f/ as in tough IPA|/tʌf/; * o, pronounced IPA|/ɪ/ as in women… … Wikipedia
Ghoti — (prononcer /fɪʃ/) est une orthographe fictive du mot anglais fish (poisson), inventée afin de mettre en exergue l’inadéquation entre l’orthographe et la prononciation de l’anglais. En effet, le digramme gh se prononce co … Wikipédia en Français
Ghoti — ist ein fiktives Wort aus der englischen Sprache. Die Erfindung wird dem irischen Schriftsteller George Bernard Shaw zugeschrieben. Das Wort soll die fehlende Logik der englischen Schriftsprache, beziehungsweise deren verstümmelte Phonem Graphem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ghoti — es una grafía o palabra imaginaria usada para ilustrar las irregularidades fonéticas del inglés. Contenido 1 Características 2 Otros ejemplos 3 Véase también 4 Referencias … Wikipedia Español
ghoti — pronounced as fish; an indication of the complexity and inconsistency of the English language attributed to George Bernard Shaw gh as in cough, o as in women and ti as in nation means ghoti can be pronounced as fish (and other words have been… … Dictionary of ichthyology
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Ghoti, Inc. — Ghoti, Inc. is a non profit organization that specializes in Christian concert promotion. Established in October 2002 in Austin, Texas, the corporation has expanded to include branches in Snyder, Texas, and Chanute, Kansas. Red Letter Rock Fest… … Wikipedia
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