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si·lent ˈlet·ter N LING

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The most radical reformists wanted to do away with all silent letters and change the remaining ones to a smaller subset of the alphabet.
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Some silent letters were added on the basis of erroneous etymologies, as in the case of the word "island" and "scythe".
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A silent letter "e" at the end of a word often signals a specific pronunciation of the preceding vowel letter, as in the difference between rid and ride.
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The only place that had six consecutive silent letters in its name.
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It condenses words by omitting silent letters and only writing long vowels, and initial short vowels.
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There are silent letters at the start of words, too.
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Many words had silent letters removed and vowel combination brought closer to the spoken language.
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Vowels are often removed when they are not the first or last letter of a word, and silent letters are also ignored.
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Silent letters are likely to be the first to go.
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The causes are numerous, but this write-up focuses on only two namely: silent letters and changes in vowel sounds.
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