What about words that everybody pronounces wrong, such as “nougat”? No, it’s not “new-git”, it’s “new-gah”. I even heard “nugget” from somebody not long ago.

Who the hell pronounced nougat as new-git?

American here: I’ve never heard it pronouned any other way.

Seriously. It’s new git. Why the hell have a t if it’s silent? And I was taught by candy commercials, the only time we really even hear the word is in reference to candy.

taught

Why the hell have a gh if it’s silent? English is screwy

To distinguish it from taut which is pronounced the exact same way. :)