As I'm sure many will jump in to say, "ough" is an unfortunate example.
"A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."
hn proves again that I don't know english
I am kind of pissed off how article attacks english language. Of course if you interpreter a letter without a context you will have silly results!