User:40bus/English spelling

$⟨ough⟩$
Slough has three spellings, depending on its meaning: The town of Slough in the Thames Valley of England is $⟨sluf⟩$.
 * $⟨slou⟩$ (for the noun meaning a skin shed by an animal, and for the verb derived from it)
 * $⟨slu⟩$ (for the noun meaning a muddy area, and for the verb derived from it. Also for the noun meaning a state of depression)
 * $⟨Slou⟩$ (alternative American pronunciation for the noun meaning a muddy area, and for the verb derived from it)

The two occurrences of $\langleough\rangle$ in the English place name Loughborough are pronounced differently, resulting in $\langleLufboro\rangle$. Additionally, three parishes of Milton Keynes—Woughton $\langleWoofton\rangle$, Loughton $\langleLouton\rangle$ and Broughton $\langleBrauton\rangle$—all have different pronunciations of the combination.

Tough, though, through and thorough are formed by adding another letter each time, yet none of them rhyme.