Talk:Sough

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Pronunciation

How do you pronounce it? Like plough/Slough or like Brian Clough/slough? -- Unsigned

I have found it impossible to come to a definite conclusionm on this. I suspect that the answer is "either", possibly depending on which part of England you are from. This is an example of the general problem with words ending in -gh or containing -ough-: the loss of an aspirated g fromn the English language means that the pronounciation of such words varies widely. I make it rhyme with "enough", but am far from clear whether I am correct. I have certainly come across spelling such as "sowe" in historic documents. Peterkingiron (talk) 17:49, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Prononciation

as mining students in the north of england we prounced it to rhyme with 'cough' If you choose to rhyme it with a feamale pig you were usually understood but not encouraged (this quite irrelevant but there is a place near Barnsley called 'Barugh' which rhymes with something completely different)......mike L

Dig oh No Never

nobody ever digs a sough . you can build it or make it or mine it or even excavate it but most people would drive it ...... mike L 16 05 10