Some word trivia

When two words are combined to form a single word
(e.g., motor + hotel = motel, breakfast + lunch = brunch)
the new word is called a "portmanteau."

I wonder why it's called a portmanteau...a porte-manteau in French is a coat-stand.

The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different
ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-
coated, dough-faced, thoughtful plough man strode through
the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough,
he coughed and hiccoughed."

Now I'm wondering whether I pronounce all those words correctly... :P