why photo, why not foto?
why fine, why not phine?
why fuck, why not phuck?
why fine, why not phine?
why fuck, why not phuck?
ph vs f in English
There is no consistent logic behind english orthograPHy...its an unorganized clusterfuck of letters, which even native speakers seldom master. Its best not to try to make sense of it.
Memorize the spelling and don't ask questions.
Memorize the spelling and don't ask questions.
ph when pronounced as /f/ is usually inherited from Graeco-Latin loanwards with "ph".
Why not "Rudolf","Ralf","Randolf",but "Rudolph","Ralph","Randolph"?These names are of Germanic (Anglo-Saxon) origin,not of Graeco-Latin.
Why not "Rudolf","Ralf","Randolf",but "Rudolph","Ralph","Randolph"?These names are of Germanic (Anglo-Saxon) origin,not of Graeco-Latin.
"Why not "Rudolf","Ralf","Randolf",but "Rudolph","Ralph","Randolph"?These names are of Germanic (Anglo-Saxon) origin,not of Graeco-Latin."
People spell their children's names the way they want. At some point they thought a 'ph' made those names more dignified.
French also spells "Rodolphe", "Adolphe".
People spell their children's names the way they want. At some point they thought a 'ph' made those names more dignified.
French also spells "Rodolphe", "Adolphe".
If you really want words to look classy, use the 'gh' from words like 'cough', 'rough', 'laugh', and 'enough', perhaps in combination with 'ph':
- Ralgh
- ghine
- ophghice
- Pghaphgh
- Ralgh
- ghine
- ophghice
- Pghaphgh
I need to get a fone(phone),
I phly(fly) away from the State of Filadelfia(Philadelphia)
haha
I phly(fly) away from the State of Filadelfia(Philadelphia)
haha
Very funny discussion thread!
Actually, I always understood that ph means the word originally derived from Greek. I understand the point about changing spelling for names to make them seem less Germanic, however.
Gh would only confuse a native English speaker like myself. We often use gh to represent the hard German sound /ch/ as in comic strip auggggggh!
(We do make the sound, although we don't know how to spell it since it doesn't occur in any English words.)
Interestingly, the playwright George Bernard Shaw was very interested in changing the English orthography and getting rid of ph, gh and several other inconsistencies. Nothing ever came of it. We are firmly attached to the idea of knowing where our words came from by the way we spell them.
Actually, I always understood that ph means the word originally derived from Greek. I understand the point about changing spelling for names to make them seem less Germanic, however.
Gh would only confuse a native English speaker like myself. We often use gh to represent the hard German sound /ch/ as in comic strip auggggggh!
(We do make the sound, although we don't know how to spell it since it doesn't occur in any English words.)
Interestingly, the playwright George Bernard Shaw was very interested in changing the English orthography and getting rid of ph, gh and several other inconsistencies. Nothing ever came of it. We are firmly attached to the idea of knowing where our words came from by the way we spell them.
phunny/funny
Phrance/France
I really doubt why not spelling "Phrance" for France since "ph" is French origin?
Phrance/France
I really doubt why not spelling "Phrance" for France since "ph" is French origin?