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Underwater Posted 15 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Laugh-draught (and daught)

Hi,

I'm reading a book which gives pronunciation tips. There is something that I need to be sure about.

It says '..there are laugh, pronounced 'larf', and draught, which is pronounced 'draft'. Isn't that daught?'

The sentence 'Isn't that daught?' stands for ' Isn't that doubt?' Am I right or is it for something else?


Thanks in advance
  

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' Am I right or is it for something else? Isn't that daft? (Daft = stupid, foolish) This is British English; seldom heard in the US.

— AlpheccaStars

  • ' Am I right or is it for something else?
  • Isn't that daft?
  • (Daft = stupid, foolish) This is British English; seldom heard in the US.
  • there are laugh, pronounced 'larf', and draught, which is pronounced 'draft'.
  • In American English, laugh is pronounced laf .
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underwater ' Isn't that doubt?' Am I right or is it for something else?
Isn't that daft? (Daft = stupid, foolish) This is British English; seldom heard in the US.
underwaterIt says '..there are laugh, pronounced 'larf', and draught, which is pronounced 'draft'.
In American English, laugh is pronounced laf
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Dear Underwater

In UK English augh can have two sounds: ARF or -AW-. It is probably easiest just to learn the few main words that you might want..

- laugh and draught have the ARF sound

- daughter, naughty, slaughter, taught and caught have the -AW- sound

I don't know "daught" - someone will have to tell us if it a US word partic
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So 'daught' is the pronunciation for daft (d??ft)...

It was just for the 'Isn't that daught?' part but really thanks for your time and/for the explanation because it has useful information
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underwaterSo 'daught' is the pronunciation for daft (d??ft)..
Daft is pronounced as written ( short a sound as in cat. ) It rhymes with raft and craft. There is no such word as daught.
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Yes, you're right there is no such word as 'daught' but the author uses it for the pronunciation of 'daft'.

Thank you all so much. It really helped.
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underwaterYes, you're right there is no such word as 'daught' but the author uses it for the pronunciation of 'daft'.
Yes, it makes perfect sense as a little joke (a very little joke, I might add) if you pronounce everything British style.

The author is saying that the spelling of draught is daft (i.e., silly, ridiculous). In British English
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