#209504 - 02/11/13 12:20 PM
Silent letters
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When one of my sons moved to Knoxville, TN, I helped him with a home project. We ran into the need for a tool we didn't have. Said John, "I'll just pick one up at Mart." "Don't you mean, "K-Mart"?" I asked. "No, Dad," he said. "In Knoxville, the "k" is silent."
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#209508 - 02/11/13 01:28 PM
Re: Silent letters
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Neat story.
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#209523 - 02/11/13 09:03 PM
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heh
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#209548 - 02/12/13 02:49 PM
Re: Silent letters
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I've been keeping a list of words with silent letters. I'd love to find a silent word with a j in it. J's the only letter that won't shut up. Please let me know if you come up with one.
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#209551 - 02/12/13 06:20 PM
Re: Silent letters
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A principal I had in high school had the last name of
Labaj, pronounced Lah-bi. J was silent.
That's a neat site. Thanks.
But it did influence the second syllable, I suppose, like in hai jalai.
Edited by LukeJavan8 (02/12/13 06:25 PM)
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#209555 - 02/13/13 01:10 PM
Re: Silent letters
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Hey I've not given up, stick with us.
I had a classmate with last name of Stejskal (Stays-cal).
But again the 'j' in whatever language the name is, may
influence the pronunciation.
In your list you have "half", but not the verb "halve".
Edited by LukeJavan8 (02/13/13 01:16 PM)
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#209558 - 02/13/13 04:43 PM
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I'll look too, and hope I remember the thread here.
Maybe someone else is looking as well, and will post.
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#209560 - 02/13/13 07:33 PM
Re: Silent letters
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I often come across folks who claim that j is silent in words like "jalapeņo" or "fajita." That's just silly. You're right, it's just pronounced different.
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#209561 - 02/13/13 09:00 PM
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#209573 - 02/14/13 12:23 PM
Re: Silent letters
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I don't have time to check, but do you have the
numberable 'ough's?
cough
dough
doughty
through
though
slough
sough
bough
plough
hough
and I've forgotten at least two of the nine+ pronunciations
involved with 'ough'.(that I know of)
Edited by LukeJavan8 (02/14/13 12:24 PM)
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#209581 - 02/15/13 11:37 AM
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I'm reminded of my choral society director years ago. He cautioned us that we should sing "psalm" as in English, not Latin. The "p" was to be silent as in "swimming".
Edited by wgstoops (02/15/13 11:39 AM)
Edit Reason: spelling error
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#209583 - 02/15/13 12:45 PM
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I received a stern warning from a teacher
when I insisted on using the "p" in pneumonia,
which my brother was afflicted with, and still
kept using it. She was unhappy, very, with me.
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