It is rather odd that laughter and daughter do not rhyme, while cough and doff do. No one is surprised (after all, have and behave do not rhyme either, while live can rhyme with five or with give; anything is possible in written English), but it is still odd.
I Say Draft, You Say Draught, Or, The Oddest English Spellings
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
I Say Draft, You Say Draught, Or, The Oddest English Spellings
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