@merari42 to Ask Lemmy • 7 months agoIf you could experience one historical event firsthand, which would it be and why?message-square101arrow-up1115arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1113arrow-down1message-squareIf you could experience one historical event firsthand, which would it be and why?@merari42 to Ask Lemmy • 7 months agomessage-square101file-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink11•7 months agoIt didn’t use to, the b was added back in cause the Latin word has one and making words look like Latin was all the rage at one point.
minus-squareLvxferrelinkfedilink6•7 months agoAt least “subtle” is ultimately from Latin, and the Latin word (subtilis) does have a /b/. There are worse cases - like the “s” in “island”. It was never pronounced.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•7 months ago the “s” in “island”. It was never pronounced. I think I can confidently say there is someone out there somewhere that pronounces it.
It didn’t use to, the b was added back in cause the Latin word has one and making words look like Latin was all the rage at one point.
At least “subtle” is ultimately from Latin, and the Latin word (subtilis) does have a /b/.
There are worse cases - like the “s” in “island”. It was never pronounced.
I think I can confidently say there is someone out there somewhere that pronounces it.
Captain, I think we’ve hit a reef!
No…is land!