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ghoti spells fish

And ghoughphtheightteeau spells potato.

The Guinness Book of Records, in its 1992 and subsequent editions, declared the longest real word in the English language to be floccinaucinihilipilification at 29 letters. Defined as ‘the act of estimating (something) as worthless’, its usage has been recorded as far back as 1741. Antidisestablishmentarianism (a 19th century movement in England opposed to the separation of church and state) at 28 letters is one of English’s longest words.

I’m beginning to see why people trying to learn English would complain though. There are over ten ways to pronounce ‘ough’ (cough enough bough though thought through borough hiccough sough jough hough lough – those last few are a bit of a stretch, they’re not exactly in common usage).

Note – Have temporarily acquired a unicycle. Am attempting to master phase one – sitting on the unicycle.

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words that are inherently amusing

galoshes
pants
weasel
spatula
llama
snood
rural
plimsolls

That is all for now.

(Italicised words are suggested additions)

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i before e except after c

It’s all a lie.

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