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by shadow28 181 days ago
Sorry for the pedantry, but "thought" and "taught" are actually phonetically different (/θɑːt/ vs /tɑːt/).
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OptionOfT 181 days ago
I appreciate that. I tried to pronounce them, and out loud I do differentiate.

But the voice in my head does not.

Pedantry is what makes me better.

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tom_ 181 days ago
That may not be true if you struggle with "th"? Some ESL speakers do.
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anticensor 178 days ago
/θɔːt/ vs /tɔːt/
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