Somaa Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
K & W
1 font 00 I want to know ... why that words starts with W or K we dont pronounce that letters ... 02 font 05 0 02 br
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01 font 00 knif. know, knowledge 02 font 010id 29
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Top answer
0 It seems like whenever I have looked up the etymology of words with silent letters it almost always goes back to middle english or old english. (which are pretty much different languages that preceded modern english). It seems to me that these letters were actually pronounced at a certain point but aren't pronounced anymore.
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0 It seems like whenever I have looked up the etymology of words with silent letters it almost always goes back to middle english or old english. (which are pretty much different languages that preceded modern english). It seems to me that these letters were actually pronounced at a certain point but aren't pronounced anymore. (I'm sorry I don't have a specific reference). 02 br
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