Why does the English language have so many words where one or more letters are silent. For example why couldn’t “Knife” be simply written as nife or whatever combination of letters that make pronunciation obvious. 625 viewsDecember 31, 2023 Question100.55K September 29, 2023 0 Comments Why does the English language have so many words where one or more letters are silent. For example why couldn’t “Knife” be simply written as nife or whatever combination of letters that make pronunciation obvious. In: 2529 16 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted September 29, 2023 0 Comments Give a man a ghoti and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to ghoti and he’ll eat for the rest of his life. “Ghoti” is pronounced: – “gh” like “enough” – “o” like “women” – “ti” like “election” The point is, English is weird, man. You are viewing 1 out of 16 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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