theripsaw
26-06-2006, 16:05
Thank you. I think its Cow
|
View Full Version : How do you pronounce 'bough'. Does it rhyme with 'off' or 'cow'? theripsaw 26-06-2006, 16:05 Thank you. I think its Cow JBee 26-06-2006, 16:07 Cow. Definitely. Birth-Peace 26-06-2006, 16:09 Cow Cow Cow Little_Alex 26-06-2006, 16:10 Can be both I reckon. Could be as in Frank Bough OR bough of a tree :) EdnaKrabappe 26-06-2006, 18:01 My surname ends in ough - i pronounce it 'off'. However my mum pronounces it like 'uff' - like enough. But only since she's started trying to be Hyacinth Bouquet! All three are linguistically correct - bough i would saw bow but then again that is a homonym! cgksheff 26-06-2006, 18:33 It has been done a million times before .... but: how would you pronounce this: ghoti? downtroad 26-06-2006, 18:35 ghoti? Got-E? blah blah blah KenH 26-06-2006, 18:35 It has been done a million times before .... but: how would you pronounce this: ghoti? It rhymes with phsyghorti if that helps? melthebell 26-06-2006, 18:36 Mooooooo Moooooooooooooo Mooooooooooooooooooooo Appolo 26-06-2006, 18:37 It has been done a million times before .... but: how would you pronounce this: ghoti? Ghoti is an imaginary word used to illustrate irregularities in English spelling. It is pronounced fish: garryn 26-06-2006, 19:05 Thank you. I think its Cow Rock a bye baby, in the tree top When the wind blows, the cradle will rock when the bough breaks, the cradle will fall Down will come baby, cradle and all How come when you look at the lyrics, so many nursery rhymes are 'nasty'? |