There is no fixed rule how to pronounce word in English. If we relate this about the rules of phonetic alphabet, it says that one spelling or one word can be pronounced in different sound as well as one sound can be spelled in different words. For example, the words "to, too, two" the underlined alphabets represent one sound /u:/. on the other hand, the words " dad, call", the a in word dad sounds /æ/, the a in call sounds /ɔ/.
We can see in that example that English words is difficult to pronounce. I remember to what Mr. Sudarya said in Critical Reading class today. He said that one of famous writer, George Bernard Shaw made a joke. Shaw said that English is complicated in pronounciation. He said that he write the word "fish" in "ghoti". what does it mean?
Look, the word "fish" in phonemic transcription is written /fiʃ/.
It is the same with "ghoti". if we break the word into "gh", "o", "ti"
gh in enough sounds /f/, o in women sounds /i/ and ti in nation sounds /ʃ/
So, ghoti and fish is the same, because both can be pronounce /fiʃ/
What a silly joke it is!!!!!
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