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English the funniest language
On 16/11/2010 5:16 AM, gloria.p wrote:
> Kalmia wrote:
>> On Nov 15, 1:12 am, " > wrote:
>>> On Nov 14, 10:15 pm, learnspeakingenglish
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>>> > wrote:
>>>> We will begin with BOX and the plural is BOXES.
>>>> But the plural OX should be OXEN and not OXES.
>>>> Visit for more
>>>> http://sites.google.com/site/easyeng...-the-funniest-...
>>>>
>>> What I'd like to know is how come bough, cough, dough, rough, and
>>> tough don't all rhyme? What about bomb, comb, tomb, and womb?
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>> And don't forget trough.
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> And enough.
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> gloria p
American spelling
trough = troff
through = thru
tough = tuff
cough = coff
enough = enuff
;-)
Krypsis
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