rather than on spelling, as it is conventionally done, in order
to remark the relevance of accurate pronunciation to meaning.
Jokes contribute graphically to that aim.
Diphtong au
Represented in spelling by:
1) ou house, mouse, mouth, out, aloud, bough, mountain, shout.
2) ow cow, brown, down, now, gown, cow, town, bow, town. row.
The problem is that the graphemes ou and ow have other pronunciations.
As there is not a ready and fast rule we have written tiny stories, which plot relates words with the same sound but different spellings:
Audio recorded by English actors, of which we provide some sample stories in this blog.
They can be bought at a low price on amazon.com: Jolly Stories (paperback), Jolly Stories (kindle) & Audio CD.
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