Silent letters in English
The English language is full of words whose written form can
, in English we rarely
The English language is full of words whose written form can
be deceptive. Unlike a language like Spanish, in English we rarely
sound out all the letters that we see.
The result is a series of words which are written in a way
which seems very different from their sound. Lots of these
strange ‘silent’ letters are due to the history of the English
only has it absorbed plenty of vocabulary from
invaders, like French, Latin and Norse, but the eventual
standardization of sounds in the English language has meant that
certain words, whilst keeping their older forms of spelling, have
The result is a series of words which are written in a way
which seems very different from their sound. Lots of these
strange ‘silent’ letters are due to the history of the English
language. Not only has it absorbed plenty of vocabulary from
invaders, like French, Latin and Norse, but the eventual
standardization of sounds in the English language has meant that
certain words, whilst keeping their older forms of spelling, have
had their sounds refined and softened. [...]
Disponível em: <https://englishlive.ef.com/blog/language-lab/silent-pronounce/>.Acesso em: 22 mar. 2020. (Adaptado).
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