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 ...

Many legal words include silent letters. For example, what possible reason could there be for including a "c" in the word "indict" or a "b" in the word "doubt"? The inclusion of these seemingly ...

Shhhh! Listen close as Mr. Steve explains the power of the often-overlooked, sneaky silent letters that like to slip into words. Sometimes letters like b and l, make no sound at all!

The Roman alphabet is an unwieldy vessel for the multitude of sounds in many Western languages, and this is exemplified by the phenomenon of silent letters — for example, the vestigial “k” in the word ...

For people around the world, English is now becoming one of the most common and accessible languages. No matter in which part of the world you go, and if you know the native language or not, English ...

This is the Grammar Guy column, a weekly feature written by Curtis Honeycutt. Does it bother anyone else that the word “subtle” has a silent “b?” Is it ironic that the word subtle means “understated?” ...

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On-air challenge: Every answer is a word that starts with a silent letter. Identify the words from their anagrams. Last week's challenge: Last week's challenge comes from Sandy Weisz, of Chicago. Name ...

“P Is for Pterodactyl” — the children’s picture book by Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter that bills itself as “the worst alphabet book ever” — is an A-to-Z primer featuring words that start with silent ...