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Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months ago

The wonders of English spelling

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The wonders of English spelling

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Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months ago

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I’ll be honest I’ve always found it weird that they decided to stop pronouncing those consonants at some point. Those words just sound better with the K pronounced!
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  Great voul shift and the Normans.

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