@merari42 to Ask Lemmy • 8 months agoIf you could experience one historical event firsthand, which would it be and why?message-square101arrow-up1114arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareLvxferrelinkfedilink6•8 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•8 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.
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.
Captain, I think we’ve hit a reef!
No…is land!
I think I can confidently say there is someone out there somewhere that pronounces it.