abrake@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 7 days agoThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"message-squaremessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1140arrow-down1message-squareThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"abrake@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square43fedilinkfile-text
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 days agoThey’re not silent letters, they’re modifiers. They modify the sound of surrounding letters. An example of a silent letter would be the P in psychology (in the English language only).
They’re not silent letters, they’re modifiers. They modify the sound of surrounding letters. An example of a silent letter would be the P in psychology (in the English language only).