Weird Spellings

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  1. Bert Davies

    Bert Davies Very Well-Known Member
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    Phlegm

    I've been a bit chesty lately, coughing up phlegm, then I started thinking, what a weird spelling phlegm is.
    We (or at least I do) pronounce the word 'flem', which would be so much easier to spell.

    What words are weird to you? :)
     
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    I have no idea why but the word “boat” has always seemed weird to me. I almost laugh sometimes when I hear it.
     
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    rhythm

    I always have to double check.

    Also

    Sergeant and Colonel

    I thought it was Sargent for years, but usually got Colonel right.
     
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    oblique but it sounds like obleak
     
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    sync... what a weird way to spell sink.
     
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    Tyres as they are spelt in Australia …..Not ..Tires …. I’m talking about car Tyres .
     
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    How about Worcestershire? Shouldn't it be wore.... kest... err... sh-eyer?
     
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    Shirley Martin, Feb 20, 2023
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    So, stink would normaly be spelled 'stync' :)
     
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    Bert Davies, Feb 20, 2023
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    Sure. Shouldn't it be "shur"?
     
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    We pronounce the E
     
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    Sure you jest.
     
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    John Brunner, Feb 21, 2023
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    Wouldn't that be "Shirley you geste"?
     
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    Bow Jest, mon ami.
     
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