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> >Once you've learned to correctly pronounce every word in the > >following > >poem, you will be speaking English better than 90% of the native > >English > >speakers in the world. Years ago, I saw an interesting example of the same approach. The word: "GHOTI" How do you pronounce it? After a pause, the correct answer is "FISH" "GH" as in "enough"; "O" as in "women"; and "TI" as in "nation". Best, Bob *********************************** ROBERT A. FINK, M. D., F.A.C.S. Neurological Surgery 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, CA 94704-2636 USA Phone: (510) 849-2555 FAX: (510) 849-2557 WWW: <http://www.dovecom.com/rafink/> mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ***********************************