English is not written phonetically, and one manifestation of this is the presence of silent letters in many words. Mitigating what might otherwise be total chaos, there are patterns or categories in ...

There are legitimate explanations for why words like pterodactyl and tsunami exist. The rogue knight doubted that the asthmatic knave in knickers could climb the castle columns, but when their wrangle ...

The scourge of spellers, silent letters are often a stumbling block when learning how to write in English. To the modern eye, it's unclear what these letters are doing in the words in question, and ...

The silent letter is the skinned knee of every schoolchild. Why does “debt” include a “b”? Why does “island” include an “s”? And why does “knee” begin with a “k”? These mute phantoms lurk in hundreds ...

Nicole Treanor helps students learn about silent letters in the combinations kn and wr. Nicole Treanor helps students learn about silent letters in the combinations kn and wr.

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