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Words that should rhyme but do not

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kurumi:
We all know about bough, cough, dough, tough, and through.

But there are other pairs that rhyme on paper but not when pronounced:

patio / ratio
Roger / Kroger
Sean / Bean
rugged / shrugged
ratchet / yacht

1:
snow plow

dlsterner:

--- Quote from: 1 on March 22, 2023, 08:17:38 PM ---snow plow

--- End quote ---

Interesting feature of this is that the "w" in "snow" is part of the "ow" diphthong and is sometimes considered a vowel because of this, where the "w" in "plow" is simply a consonant.

I always used the phrase "power mower" as an example.

Big John:
good food

formulanone:

--- Quote from: kurumi on March 22, 2023, 08:17:13 PM ---We all know about bough, cough, dough, tough, and through.
--- End quote ---

I think "ough" cannot be trusted with its multiple pronunciation offenses, and should be oughsted from the English language.

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