I was just making examples of the GH sound. One I forgot is OUGHT, BOUGHT, BROUGHT I sent one person a private message called "English is Tough Stuff" and it will probably pop up with a Google search. I've had it since the old UNIX Usenet days. Gale Gorman Houston On May 21, 2012, at 7:12 PM, Emery St.Cyr wrote: Don't forget SLEW-meaning a lot -----Original Message----- From: roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gale Gorman Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 3:16 PM To: Liz Engle Cc: ROOTS@rootsweb.com; 'Pauline Costianes' Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] spelling checker The GH sound could make a preacher lay his bible down. Pronounce a few of these: GHOST TOUGH BOUGH SLOUGH SLOUGH Yes there are two, SLUFF and SLOO. -----------snip---------- Gale Gorman Houston