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alias: [ "english prononciation inconsistences" ]
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up:: [[anglais]]
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title:: "inconsitences in the prononciation of english"
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#anglais
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# Examples
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## Words that are exceptions
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- solder : `\SAH-der\` `[sˈɒdə]` (l is silent) (like soldering some metals)
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- antennae : `\an-TEN-ee\` `[]` (the ae is said ee) (its plural, antenna, is regular)
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- hyperbole : `\hye-PER-buh-lee\` (long ee at the end)
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## inconsistencies for the same set of letters
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### -ough
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- bough
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- bought (there is a -t for the t sound)
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- tough
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- though
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- through
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