abrake@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 months agoThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1173arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1160arrow-down1message-squareThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"abrake@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretatelinkfedilinkarrow-up81arrow-down1·4 months agoMost “silent” letters have some effect on the pronunciation of the word. They aren’t there for no reason.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·4 months agoI ain’t never seen no double negative work like that before
minus-squaretatelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 months agoIt doesn’t necessarily make a non-negative, but I’m not disliking it none.
minus-squareThreeme2189@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·4 months agoAnd I ain’t never seen no double negative not work like that before!
minus-squareBoxscapelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months ago I ain’t never seen no double negative work like that before
Most “silent” letters have some effect on the pronunciation of the word. They aren’t there for no reason.
I ain’t never seen no double negative work like that before
It doesn’t necessarily make a non-negative, but I’m not disliking it none.
And I ain’t never seen no double negative not work like that before!
“Drive thru”