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This is a link post Explain this.


(I helped save b3ta! Ambegris likes his tea stirred anti-clockwise, Sat 22 Jan 2022, 23:01, , Reply)
This is a normal post The G, H, O, T, and I are silent.

(Tony Hayers DEFUND THE POLICE, Sat 22 Jan 2022, 23:21, , Reply)
This is a normal post iirc George Bernard Shaw came up with it, the sounds coming from the letters used in particular words
can't recall the point he was making or whether it was just a humourous exercise
 (Mehitabel_Itrang, Sun 23 Jan 2022, 0:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post I think that he was inclined towards spelling reform
so that English orthography would better reflect pronunciation.
 (I helped save b3ta! Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Sun 23 Jan 2022, 10:35, , Reply)
This is a normal post Fish.
Though I can never remember where the O comes from. "Women" maybe?

Marc Okrand got the joke, so the Klingon word for fish is ghoti.
 (I helped save b3ta! jonbob loves you, Sun 23 Jan 2022, 1:22, , Reply)
This is a normal post Fun fact!
Thanks.
 (I helped save b3ta! Ambegris likes his tea stirred anti-clockwise, Sun 23 Jan 2022, 12:41, , Reply)
This is a normal post
It's a linguistic exercise (often attributed to George Bernard Shaw).
"Gh" as in tough, "o" as in women, "ti" as in nation.
 (I helped save b3ta! Ambegris likes his tea stirred anti-clockwise, Sun 23 Jan 2022, 12:44, , Reply)