@abrake to Showerthoughts • 2 days agoThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"message-square44arrow-up1167arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1155arrow-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-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘linkfedilinkEnglish10•1 day 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).