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Ough may refer to: * Ough (orthography), a letter sequence in English orthography * Ough (surname) * Ough, Nebraska Ough is a former unincorporated community in Dundy County, Nebraska, United States. All that is left at Ough today is a farmhouse and compound. History A post office was established at Ough in 1886, and remained in operation until it was disco ..., a community in the United States {{disambiguation ...
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Ough (orthography)
''Ough'' is a four-letter sequence, a tetragraph, used in English orthography and notorious for its unpredictable pronunciation.Adam Brown, ''Understanding and Teaching English Spelling: A Strategic Guide'', 2018, , p. 214 It has at least eight pronunciations in North American English and nine in British English, and no discernible patterns exist for choosing among them. History In Middle English, ''ough'' was regularly pronounced with a back rounded vowel and a velar fricative (e.g., , , or ). Most common pronunciations * as in ''though'' (cf. ''so''). * as in ''through'' (cf. ''true''). * as in ''tough'' (cf. ''stuff''). * or as in ''cough'' (cf. ''off''). * as in ''thought'' (cf. ''saw''). * as in ''plough'' (cf. '' how'') List of pronunciations ''Slough'' has three pronunciations, depending on its meaning: * (for the noun meaning a skin shed by an animal, and for the verb derived from it) * (for the noun meaning a muddy area, and for the verb derived from it. Also ...
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Ough (surname)
Ough is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bruce R. Ough (born 1951), Bishop of the United Methodist Church * Onyinye Ough, Nigerian author, speaker, and political activist * Wayne Ough Wayne Ough (born 27 November 1978) is an Australian former professional baseball pitcher who also competed in the Olympics. Listed at and , he threw and batted right-handed. Drafted by the New York Mets in the 15th round of the 2000 Major ...