B is for (the silent) B (#2 of 312)

By On August 2, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Debt, dumb, doubt. The silent B is still lingering around in English words, a reminder of when we said things differently, when we put emphasis on different syllables. What sounds now are scheduled for extinction? What history will changing spellings erase?

 
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