Ough — may refer to: Ough (orthography), a letter sequence in the English language Ough (surname), a surname This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may w … Wikipedia
Ough (orthography) — Ough is a letter sequence often seen in words in the English language. In Middle English, where the spelling arose, it was probably pronounced with a back rounded vowel and a velar fricative, e.g., [oːx] or [uːx]. It is by far the sequence of… … Wikipedia
Ough (combination) — Ough is a combination in the English language. In Middle English where the spelling arose it was probably pronounced with a back rounded vowel and a velar fricative, e.g. IPA| [oʊx] or IPA| [uːx] . It is by far the group of letters with the most… … Wikipedia
Ough — This most unusual surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a locational name from any of the various places called Hough in Cheshire and Derbyshire, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century hoh meaning spur of a hill. Hough in Cheshire is… … Surnames reference
Hard and soft G — A hard g vs. a soft g is a feature that occurs in many languages, including English, in which two distinct major sounds (phonemes) are represented by the Latin letter g . A hard g is typically (but not always) pronounced as a voiced plosive,… … Wikipedia
English words with uncommon properties — For the purposes of this article, any word which has appeared in a recognised general English dictionary published in the 20th century or later is considered a candidate. For interest, some archaic words, non standard words and proper names are… … Wikipedia
List of shibboleths — Below are listed various examples of shibboleths. Note that many apocryphal shibboleths exist, and that since, by definition, shibboleths rely on stereotypical pronunciation traits, they may not accurately describe the speech of all members of… … Wikipedia
Fearnehough — This name, with variant spellings Ferneyhough, Fernihough, Fearnehough, and Fearny(h)ough, derives from the Old English pre 7th Century fearn meaning fern , plus hoh , a projecting ridge of land, and was originally given as a topographical name… … Surnames reference
Fearnyhough — This name, with variant spellings Ferneyhough, Fernihough, Fearnehough, and Fearny(h)ough, derives from the Old English pre 7th Century fearn meaning fern , plus hoh , a projecting ridge of land, and was originally given as a topographical name… … Surnames reference
Fearnyough — This name, with variant spellings Ferneyhough, Fernihough, Fearnehough, and Fearny(h)ough, derives from the Old English pre 7th Century fearn meaning fern , plus hoh , a projecting ridge of land, and was originally given as a topographical name… … Surnames reference
