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“Ghoti” – an alternate spelling of the word “fish,” usually attributed without evidence to George Bernard Shaw. Possibly thought up originally by William Ollier Jr. How on earth can “ghoti” be an alternate spelling of the word “fish?” Well, if: gh, is pronounced as /f/ as in tough /tʌf/; o, is pronounced as /ɪ/ as in women /ˈwɪmɪn/; and ti, is pronounced as /ʃ/ as…