tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post4824734368012597997..comments2024-03-17T16:25:38.450-05:00Comments on Mock Ramblings: Schell ElementaryMichael Mockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06233321050691782148noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-75037048755130306202014-08-14T13:26:16.506-05:002014-08-14T13:26:16.506-05:00I once caught a ghoti this big...I once caught a ghoti <em>this big</em>...Michael Mockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233321050691782148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446682073857250843.post-57934499885627129902014-08-14T09:30:27.203-05:002014-08-14T09:30:27.203-05:00the actual pronunciation in correct modern English...<em>the actual pronunciation in correct modern English makes no sense whatsoever, and in fact seems deliberately designed to thumb its nose at consistency. ("Hooked On Phonics worked for me," my fat fanny...)</em><br /><br />Well, that's what happens when you mug other languages in dark alleys and go riffling through their pockets for vocabulary: you get the <a href="http://media.tumblr.com/16432b0b63ce23511dbfda5ba6a9b637/tumblr_inline_n7qxxmYDEX1s5n92q.jpg" rel="nofollow">ghoti</a>.<br /><br />(Asexual pride flags do not come standard on ghoties. That was just the first picture I had on hand.)<br /><br />(For anyone who's never heard the ghoti joke before: "gh" as in "rough", "o" as in "women", "ti" as in "-tion".)Brinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034585577015417306noreply@blogger.com