This advert was on the tube. I think it’s so amazing! It is funny, weird and highlights why so many children struggle to read if they cannot remember the bizarre rules we have in the English language.

If GH can stand for P in Hiccough

If OUGH can stand for O in Dough

If PHTH can stand for T in Phthisis

If EIGH can stand for A in Neighbour

If TTE can stand for T in Gazette

If EAU can stand for O in Plateau

Then the way you spell POTATO is

GHOUGHPHTHEIGHTTEEAU

Times National Spelling Competition

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