is there any other words that have a silent 'W'
it just hit me that there is no relavence of having a 'w' in this word.
i mean i understand a silent b such a bomb as there is slight mumble of a 'b' sometimes but 'w'?
what the frick?
any ideas?
2006-06-14 12:27:58 · 11 answers · asked by skater boi 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
Why does rhyme have an H ?Why does psycho have a P ?It's just all so confusing.
2006-06-14 13:12:47 · answer #1 · answered by twiztidsdad 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's because the English language is really just a boat load of other languages squished together. Our main influence is latin but we get our words from all over the place. Other languages spell stuff weird and it makes sense to them but not to us because we speak differently.
2006-06-14 13:30:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wring, Wright (the name), wriggle, there are lots of words with silent Ws.
Why? Probably leftover from latin or wherever the word originated from. Probably.
2006-06-14 12:35:13 · answer #3 · answered by weegie geek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh! The rich tapestry of words and etymology. If we didn't have the complexity of language we wouldn't have poetry and Shakespeare.
2006-06-14 13:28:10 · answer #4 · answered by Jules G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because maybe the w is used for the word wickness, its means being evil.
2006-06-14 12:40:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
knowledge has a silent w
i don't know English is a very weird language
2006-06-14 12:30:50 · answer #6 · answered by kasully16 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuz anser has a low A sound and but good question on bomb it could be bom.
2006-06-14 12:30:23 · answer #7 · answered by AvesPro 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats the english language for ya
2006-06-14 12:31:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
those guys who picked up words never wanted us to pass these grades.
2006-06-15 01:44:52 · answer #9 · answered by meangoblin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I DON'T KNOW!!!
You and me should redo the dictionary.
2006-06-14 12:33:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋