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Fun With Phonics

Just for fun, How many ways can the /ʃ/ sound (e.g., the sh sound as in the word shirt)
be spelled in English?
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Answer: 11
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For example:
shirt
sugar
chute
action
issue
ocean
conscious
mansion
schwa
anxious
special
Of course, what would librarians know about shhhhhhh. Can we even decide on the right number of h’s?
Stephen

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Posted on: September 7, 2008, 8:01 pm Category: Uncategorized

By: stephen

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  1. Andrew said
    on September 7, 2008 8:21 pm

    12 … nauseous

  2. IndependentScholar said
    on September 8, 2008 4:29 am

    Thank you for this list. You may be interested in my blogs, too.

  3. Alan Kaufman said
    on September 12, 2008 2:55 am

    13…shoot

  4. stephen abram said
    on September 12, 2008 8:10 pm

    Still 12. Shoot is the same as shirt.
    SA