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How the English language would sound if silent letters weren’t silent - BBC
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the English language was created by
English people I don't know when but we
decided to get letters to form words so
we can communicate but we also decided
to sprinkle for no apparent reason
letters within these words that are
silent sh forever why
why like the word hour for example why
is the word hour spelled with an H why
is there an H the silent h nobody has
ever said I'll see you in a how I'll see
you
I'm just going to pick up the sandwich
I'll be back in a half half a half a
half half even half has has an L in it
half half a how long is The Journey
about half a hour to a how the sandwich
shop is half a how away it's a waste of
everybody's time the word subtle would
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