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Ough
Ough may refer to: * 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 pr ..., a letter sequence in English orthography * Ough (surname) * Ough, Nebraska, a community in the United States {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ). 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 for the noun meaning a state of depression) * (alternative American pronunciation for the noun meaning a muddy area, and for the verb derived from it) The town of Slough in the Thames Valley of England is . An example sentence using the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ough (surname)
Ough is an English surname English names are personal names used in, or originating in, England. In England, as elsewhere in the English-speaking world, a complete name usually consists of one or more given names, commonly referred to as first names, and a (most commonly .... Notable people with the surname include: * Barry Ough (1957–2014), Australian rules footballer * Bruce R. Ough (born 1951), bishop of the United Methodist Church * Norman A. Ough (1898–1965), British marine model maker * Onyinye Ough, Nigerian author, speaker, and political activist * Wayne Ough (born 1978), Australian former professional baseball player {{Surname, Ough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |