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Jak wymawiać thought vs taught

Główny kontrast fonetyczny

‘Thought’ begins with dental fricative ⁄θ⁄ (⁄θɔːt⁄); ‘taught’ begins with alveolar plosive /t/ (⁄tɔːt⁄).

Różnica: Fricative ⁄θ⁄ vs plosive /t/

thought

⁄θɔːt⁄

Sylaby

THOUGHT

Definicja:

A representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.

“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”

taught

⁄tɔːt⁄

Sylaby

TAUGHT

Definicja:

To pass on knowledge to.

“Can you teach me to sew? Can you teach sewing to me?”

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Difference between thought and taught?

‘Thought’ begins with dental fricative ⁄θ⁄ (⁄θɔːt⁄); ‘taught’ begins with alveolar plosive /t/ (⁄tɔːt⁄).

Syllable stress in thought vs taught?

"thought" has 1 syllables (thought). "taught" has 1 syllables (taught).

Why are thought and taught easily confused?

Fricative ⁄θ⁄ vs plosive /t/

Example sentences for thought and taught?

"thought": The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. "taught": Can you teach me to sew? Can you teach sewing to me?