Ough, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love English Orthography
Update: 2024-08-20
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This week we're exploring one facet of how stupid the written system of English is by featuring songs that feature words containing various pronunciations (all 6!) of "ough".
Discussed in this episode:
Fleetwood Mac - Although The Sun Is Shining (1969)
Stephen Stills - Thoroughfare Gap (1978)
The Beatles - I'm Looking Through You (1965)
The Creation - Through My Eyes (1967)
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers - It's Not Enough (1977)
Beastie Boys - Tough Guy (1994)
Misfits - Cough/Cool (1977)
Butthole Surfers - Cough Syrup (1996)
X - I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts (1983)
Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know (1995)
Beyonce - Love Drought (2016)
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