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  2. Ghoti - Wikipedia

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    The expected pronunciation in English would sound like "goatee" / ˈ ɡ oʊ t i /, not "fish". [ 1 ] Both of the digraphs in the spelling — gh and ti — are examples of consonant shifts, the gradual transformation of a consonant in a particular spoken context while retaining its identity in writing.

  3. List of irregularly spelled English names - Wikipedia

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    Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs , which are written differently but pronounced the same).

  4. Roti - Wikipedia

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    Another variety of roti popular in Sri Lanka is kottu roti, [20] which is made up of paratha or godamba roti, These are cut into small pieces, [20] small in size and rectangular or square in shape. Then on a square heating pan, vegetables and onions are fried. Eggs, cooked meat, or fish are added to fried vegetables and heated for a few minutes.

  5. Cou-cou - Wikipedia

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    In Angola, at similar meal is made with yellow or white cornmeal and called "funge" and in Ghana, a similar meal of fermented corn or maize flour eaten with okra stew and fish is known as banku, a favourite dish of the Ga tribe in Accra. A cooking utensil called a "cou-cou stick", or "fungie stick", is type of spurtle used in its preparation.

  6. Roti canai - Wikipedia

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    Roti boom (or bom; 'bomb bread'), a smaller but thicker roti, with the dough wound in a spiral; served with sugar and margarine, or with curry. Roti planta, stuffed with margarine (often Planta Margarine) and sugar; Roti sardin, stuffed with canned sardine, with or without egg, and sometimes mixed with ketchup or sambal, similar to murtabak

  7. English orthography - Wikipedia

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    The spelling of Middle English is very irregular and inconsistent, with the same word being spelled in different ways, sometimes even in the same sentence. However, these were generally much better guides to the then-pronunciation than modern English spelling is. [opinion]

  8. Rillettes - Wikipedia

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    Rillettes is traditionally made with goose or duck, and are commercially most commonly made with pork, but also made with other meats such as chicken, game birds, rabbit and sometimes with fish such as anchovies, tuna, pike or salmon. Rillettes are typically served at room temperature spread thickly on toasted bread.

  9. Poke (dish) - Wikipedia

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    Poke (/ ˈ p oʊ k eɪ / POH-kay; Hawaiian for 'to slice' or 'cut crosswise into pieces'; [3] [4] sometimes anglicized as poké to aid pronunciation as two syllables) [5] [6] [7] is a dish of diced raw fish tossed in sauce and served either as an appetizer or a main course.