Re: Perfect Pitch

Dan Jones wrote:

> John Cowan wrote:
>
> > More than that: tough /Vf/, through /u/, though /ow/ ~ /@w/,
> > cough /Of/, sought /O/, borough /ow/ ~ /@/, hough /ok/, hiccough /Vp/.
>
> Surely you mean hiccup? That's how it's spelt in England. I thought that
> American spelling was supposed to be more "etymological" and "logical" than
> proper English.
No, less etymological, and not any more or less logical.   In the case of this
word, I believe I've read it was the result of analogy, pure and simple, not
a part of any conscious spelling convention.

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Tom Wier   |     "Cogito ergo sum, sed credo ergo ero."
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