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"tough", "rough", "though" and "borough" all come from Old English, without any French influence. The wackiness in pronouncing "ough" is sadly not predictable from any set of rules and as you'd probably expect varies between dialects

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ough_(orthography)




"at least eight pronunciations in North American English and nine in British English, and no discernible patterns exist for choosing among them."




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