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minus-squarePat_Riot@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down2·4 months agoThen the Pis silent and we’ve all been saying it wrong this whole time.
minus-squarewieson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·4 months agoNah, englishers just lack the skill. In greek, the p is loud in pterodactyl and psychology. Saiki for psyche, psh, that’s 1/6 letters read correctly. Or with greek letters, that’s 0/4 (ψυχή).
minus-squareUltraviolet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoIt’s a more subtle P sound though, blended into the next consonant. Omitting it is the lesser of two evils compared to saying “putterodactyl”
minus-squarewieson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoIt’s possible in cleptomaniac, empty and top tier without adding an extra vowel.
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoI don’t believe in silent letters!
Then the Pis silent and we’ve all been saying it wrong this whole time.
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Nah, englishers just lack the skill.
In greek, the p is loud in pterodactyl and psychology.
Saiki for psyche, psh, that’s 1/6 letters read correctly. Or with greek letters, that’s 0/4 (ψυχή).
It’s a more subtle P sound though, blended into the next consonant. Omitting it is the lesser of two evils compared to saying “putterodactyl”
It’s possible in cleptomaniac, empty and top tier without adding an extra vowel.
I don’t believe in silent letters!