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Comment by shadow28

1 month ago

Sorry for the pedantry, but "thought" and "taught" are actually phonetically different (/θɑːt/ vs /tɑːt/).

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OptionOfT  1 month ago

I appreciate that. I tried to pronounce them, and out loud I do differentiate.

But the voice in my head does not.

Pedantry is what makes me better.

tom_  1 month ago

That may not be true if you struggle with "th"? Some ESL speakers do.

anticensor  1 month ago

/θɔːt/ vs /tɔːt/

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