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The wonders of English spelling (files.catbox.moe)

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[-] Eiri@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago

I'll be honest I've always found it weird that they decided to stop pronouncing those consonants at some point. Those words just sound better with the K pronounced!

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

Great voul shift and the Normans.

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