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Why is laugh spelled that way?
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ELI5: Why is the word « laugh » spelled that way when it is pronounced like « laff »? Especially odd because slaughter is pronounced with no F sound. The spelling issue is really down to the fact that our reduced alphabet can’t represent one sound per character.
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