852.3yr7i_love_FFT in webcomicsSaturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Pronouncehttp://smbc-comics.com/comic/pronounce
Kengaro0 @lemmy.world - 2.3yrSorry, English is my first language. What is bough? And hiccough? Am I supposed to know these words? 10
Duranie @lemmy.film - 2.3yrBough - think of the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby" . A big tree branch. Hiccough - I believe in time we've just simplified this to hiccup. 11
Kengaro0 @lemmy.world - 2.3yrWoah. I always wondered what that meant in the nursery rhymes, not enough to Google it I guess. Thanks for clearing that up. 4
HonoraryMancunian @lemmy.world - 2.3yrSometimes it may be prounouned 'off', but not always (One of its origins is Mac Lochlainn) 1
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Pronounce
http://smbc-comics.com/comic/pronounceSorry, English is my first language. What is bough? And hiccough? Am I supposed to know these words?
Bough - think of the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby" . A big tree branch.
Hiccough - I believe in time we've just simplified this to hiccup.
Woah. I always wondered what that meant in the nursery rhymes, not enough to Google it I guess. Thanks for clearing that up.
No. You no need lots of big words to live life good.
There's also the 'ock' pronunciation in McGloughlin
It's most definitely not pronounced 'ock' 🤨
Sometimes it may be prounouned 'off', but not always
(One of its origins is Mac Lochlainn)