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minus-squarehmonkey@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 个月前People used to pronounce all the letters and then over time they got lazy and stopped pronouncing everything
minus-squareAcamon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 个月前And they have actually removed some of them. The ê in forêt indicates it used to be spelled forest but that was so long ago that they’re willing to admit it’s not necessary. Unlike the k in knife, what would we do without that!
minus-squareLemminary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 个月前Me: “I’d like to buy a nif, please.” Store clerk: “You sure you don’t want some vowels instead?”
People used to pronounce all the letters and then over time they got lazy and stopped pronouncing everything
And they have actually removed some of them. The ê in forêt indicates it used to be spelled forest but that was so long ago that they’re willing to admit it’s not necessary. Unlike the k in knife, what would we do without that!
Me: “I’d like to buy a nif, please.”
Store clerk: “You sure you don’t want some vowels instead?”