This graphic was found on Pinterest without authorship notice. Not sure where the meme originated.
If you're an English language learner, then this is driving you crazy.
Even native speakers are thrown off occasionally either spelling or pronouncing the "ough"-words.
No easy solutions, like with many irregularities -- just got to learn it!
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| Nr | Query | Error | Affected | Num. rows | Took (ms) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `classes` | 11 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2 | SELECT CHARACTER_SET_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLLATIONS WHERE COLLATION_NAME= 'utf8_general_ci'; | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `chapters` | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 4 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `users` | 55 | 55 | 2 | |
| 5 | SELECT CHARACTER_SET_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLLATIONS WHERE COLLATION_NAME= 'utf8_bin'; | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `keys` | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
| 7 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `users_keys` | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 8 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `words` | 24 | 24 | 1 | |
| 9 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `limericks` | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 10 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `roots` | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 11 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `senses` | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 12 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `videos` | 14 | 14 | 1 | |
| 13 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `words_chapters` | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| 14 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `words_alternates` | 10 | 10 | 1 | |
| 15 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `words_antonyms` | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
| 16 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `words_limericks` | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 17 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `words_related_words` | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 18 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `words_roots` | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 19 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `words_same_context_words` | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 20 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `words_senses` | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 21 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `words_synonyms` | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
| 22 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `words_quiz_synonyms` | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 23 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `words_videos` | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
| 24 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `user_practice_words` | 16 | 16 | 1 | |
| 25 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `word_lists` | 12 | 12 | 2 | |
| 26 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `schools` | 24 | 24 | 2 | |
| 27 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `partners` | 11 | 11 | 1 | |
| 28 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `partners_classes` | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 29 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `partners_users` | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 30 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `users_chapters` | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 31 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `user_preferred_words` | 9 | 9 | 1 | |
| 32 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `user_unwanted_words` | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| 33 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `user_spelled_words` | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 34 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `word_list_bookmarks` | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 35 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `word_list_ratings` | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 36 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `teachers_students` | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
| 37 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `classes_students` | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 38 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `classes_teachers` | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 39 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `schools_teachers` | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 40 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `schools_admins` | 7 | 7 | 1 | |
| 41 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `users_sponsors` | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
| 42 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `users_friends` | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
| 43 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `users_family_sponsors` | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 44 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `classes_chapters` | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 45 | SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `pages` | 18 | 18 | 2 |
that is pure geniousness