wat is the point of silent letters in words? to make it harder for ppl to read? that is sooo slack.
and whoever made the word lisp with an s in it is soo cruel!! how mean!
haha who agrees?
2006-06-18 20:48:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Generally, the spelling of a word originates with the word in a different language (for example, Latin). A lot of times, the words are pronounced only slightly different and spelled only slightly different. As language changes over time, so does the pronunciation and the spelling.
2006-06-18 20:53:00 · answer #1 · answered by corbeyelise 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. The word lisp is pretty mean and just plain wrong.
2006-06-18 20:50:35 · answer #2 · answered by lovemykalli 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree...especially with the word lisp, like that person is trying to rub it their face.
2006-06-18 20:53:02 · answer #3 · answered by noemi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Study etymology and find about the evolution of language and through time people changed the pronunciation of their own language. French for example, Merlot is pronounced mer-lo.
2006-06-18 20:52:40 · answer #4 · answered by King Rao 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because words in English come from other languages like french and German, so the spelling is retained but the pronunciation is changed.
or, in some cases like knee and knight, the "k" used to be pronounced ("K-night"), but not any more.
2006-06-18 20:54:50 · answer #5 · answered by Mac Momma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its because words were not always pronounced the way they are today. It is annoying, but that is just the way the world works.
2006-06-18 20:52:48 · answer #6 · answered by Gregie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whats wrong with the word lisp i dont get it
2006-06-18 21:29:59 · answer #7 · answered by i_love_orange_crush_05 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the English language is quite old.
the way we pronounce words now is often not the same as before.
it's just that the spelling hasn't changed.
2006-06-18 20:53:50 · answer #8 · answered by leadbelly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The French love to be annoying
2006-06-18 20:53:16 · answer #9 · answered by phur 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do - especially in french where you wirte 8 letters and you pronounce only 4 - what's up with that?
2006-06-18 20:51:10 · answer #10 · answered by ♥Ani♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋