Silent letters

[WebLady]

What is the deal with words that have silent letters?

Knife, pneumonia, debt, gnome, etc ...

[gwenshack]

It's to frustrate us and make us come up with stupid mnemonic :winktongue: devices to remember how to spell them all...

[Jacklynn]

As someone who is AWFUL with spelling, we should spell everything "faneticklee" ;)

[mitch]

I never worry about it.

My smelling as allways bean carp. :rofl:

[WebLady]

LOL - I knew you guys would understand ;)

[KMS]

We have been playing Scattergories lately and sometimes I find myself trying to remember if this word or that word has a silent letter at the beginning of it. Annoying!

[FFC]

I feel ya! I lost a spelling bee because of the word GEODE.

I'm a dork - I forgot the E on the end and I knew it when I wrote it, I just couldn't bring it to mind in time. UGH!

[WBandMe]

I feel ya! I lost a spelling bee because of the word GEODE.

I'm a dork - I forgot the E on the end and I knew it when I wrote it, I just couldn't bring it to mind in time. UGH!

Yeah, how's this for a silent letter: I lost a spelling bee because of CHASM. Booo!

[FFC]

Yeah, how's this for a silent letter: I lost a spelling bee because of CHASM. Booo!

Finally, someone who understands. :p

[Docsgirl]

Haha. I always ask DH that question. Like "knee". How hard would it be to just call it a "nee"?

[WebLady]

I want to know (see there is another one) who decided how to spell things like this and why :bbconfused:

[FFC]

I want to know (see there is another one) who decided how to spell things like this and why :bbconfused:

No kidding - it's like looking at a foreign language and wondering who thought up that scribble.

Well, I'm sure they think the same about our language LOL.

[Danielle9608]

Stupid silent letters! If they want to be part of the word they should just speak up. :yesnod:

[WebLady]

Stupid silent letters! If they want to be part of the word they should just speak up. :yesnod:
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