WHY ARE THERE SO MANY SILENT LETTERS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE?
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY SILENT LETTERS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE? The English language spelling system is famous for not making sense. For example, biscuit, sandwich, two, would, could... are all words that have silent letters! Yes, that's right! We sometimes don't pronounce letters in English words! In this video you’ll find out the stories behind why are there so many silent letters in english language.
Timestamps:
00:00 Silent Letter Game
00:22 English spelling system
1:00 English’s abundance of silent letters
1:32 Phonotactic rules
1:46 Long U
2:05 Greek language
2:13 Great Vowel Shift
3:11 French language
3:26 Tsunami
3:38 Misguided spelling reforms
4:04 Make sure to subscribe!
4:17 Impossible to ignore them
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