Why is "brooch" pronounced "broach" when it's spelled "brooch"?

It probably goes back to the etymology of the word, which comes from the Old French word "broche." Then there was the Great Vowel Shift and printing made literacy more common but spellings got stuck in Middle English and all that.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/brooch

It's pronounced identically in the UK and the US, so apparently it is just one of those spelling things that drive us all mad.

Why is their pronounced the same as there? It's quite obvious. It's only done to mess with our heads. 😂

Why is butt pronounced but when it's spelled butt.

Well why make things simple when you can make them more complicated :P

Think about it the way Pauly Shore would say it, and it almost makes sense. Bro-och. 🤷‍♀️

IN The US... broach is correct

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