@abrake to Showerthoughts • 2 days agoThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"message-square44arrow-up1166arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1154arrow-down1message-squareThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"@abrake to Showerthoughts • 2 days agomessage-square44file-text
minus-squaretatelinkfedilink77•2 days agoMost “silent” letters have some effect on the pronunciation of the word. They aren’t there for no reason.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink12•2 days agoI ain’t never seen no double negative work like that before
minus-squareBoxscapelinkfedilink1•1 hour ago I ain’t never seen no double negative work like that before
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 day agoAnd I ain’t never seen no double negative not work like that before!
minus-squaretatelinkfedilink5•2 days agoIt doesn’t necessarily make a non-negative, but I’m not disliking it none.
Most “silent” letters have some effect on the pronunciation of the word. They aren’t there for no reason.
“Drive thru”
I ain’t never seen no double negative work like that before
And I ain’t never seen no double negative not work like that before!
It doesn’t necessarily make a non-negative, but I’m not disliking it none.