+183 The only point of silent letters is to make words look better, amirite?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I don't think that's always true. In the word "home" you don't pronounce the "e", but it does change the way you pronounce the "o". In "hom" the "o" would make a "ah" sound, but in "home" it makes a long "o".

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Like queue, or you know Q.

by Anonymous 11 years ago