GHOUGHPHTHEIGHTTEEAU
What does that spell phonetically?
It spells POTATO.
Here is the break down:
GH OUGH PHTH EIGH TTE EAU
If GH stands for P as in Hiccough
If OUGH stands for O as in Dough
If PHTH stands for T as in Phthisis
If EIGH stands for A as in Neighbour
If TTE stands for T as in Gazette
If EAU stands for O as in Plateau
Vaughn Hathaway
Alternatively, it spells FORTY-TWO (the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything):
GH OUGH PHTH EIGH TTE EAU
If GH stands for F as in Enough
If OUGH stands for OR* as in Ought
If PHTH stands for T as in Phthisis
If EIGH stands for Y as in Leigh
If TTE stands for T as in Gazette
If EAU stands for WO (OO) as in Beautiful**
*Southern British pronunciation
** Regional British pronunciation ("bootiful")
