BS: Brit spelling

Subject: RE: BS: Brit spelling
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 27 Apr 04 - 08:04 AM

GHOTI also spells fish.
GH as in rough
O as in women
TI as in nation

Just thought I tell you..........back to me cave!
Johnny :0)

Subject: RE: BS: Brit spelling
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 27 Apr 04 - 10:21 AM

The Tough Coughs as He Ploughs the Dough - Early Writings & Cartoons by Dr Suess (NY, 1987), one of my favourite books.

Subject: RE: BS: Brit spelling
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 27 Apr 04 - 05:03 PM

Giok:

GHOTI spells Fish,
GH as in cough, O as in women, TI as in nation
(popularly attributed to George Bernard Shaw) see here

Nigel

Subject: RE: BS: Brit spelling
From: Bill D
Date: 27 Apr 04 - 07:26 PM

The wind was rough,
And could and blough.
She kept her hands
Inside her mough.

(actually, the real reason for spelling differences is that in the early days of the USA, we were just poor ex-colonists, and couldn't afford all that extra ink required to print the 'extra' letters that the Brits stuff into so many words. We saved a fortune shortening them...*grin*)

Subject: RE: BS: Brit spelling
From: Ringer
Date: 28 Apr 04 - 07:51 AM

I think it was Cardew Robinson, HuwG (your post 26 Apr 04 - 10:20 PM).

(Proving that pedantry is not yet dead.)

Subject: RE: BS: Brit spelling
From: s&r
Date: 29 Apr 04 - 06:25 AM

If you have problems with standard English spelling, try some dialect . This is a link to some examples of Lancashire dialect verse

Subject: RE: BS: Brit spelling
From: GUEST,John O'Lennaine
Date: 29 Apr 04 - 07:19 AM

I don't know if it's true or not, but I was told that the American spelling is the way the English spelled things when America became an English colony.
In the intervening years the English got more and more up themselves and Francicised their spelling to prove it.
It's silly to argue about which is more correct, but if the above is true then the American spelling is probably more English.

John

Subject: RE: BS: Brit spelling
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 29 Apr 04 - 07:28 AM

Nigel - I already said that. Plagiarist! :0)