@abrake@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 1 day agoThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"message-square43fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1150arrow-down1message-squareThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"@abrake@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 1 day agomessage-square43fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretatelink75•1 day agoMost “silent” letters have some effect on the pronunciation of the word. They aren’t there for no reason.
minus-square@intensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilink11•1 day agoI ain’t never seen no double negative work like that before
minus-square@Threeme2189@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink5•1 day agoAnd I ain’t never seen no double negative not work like that before!
minus-squaretatelink5•1 day agoIt doesn’t necessarily make a non-negative, but I’m not disliking it none.
Most “silent” letters have some effect on the pronunciation of the word. They aren’t there for no reason.
“Drive thru”
I ain’t never seen no double negative work like that before
And I ain’t never seen no double negative not work like that before!
It doesn’t necessarily make a non-negative, but I’m not disliking it none.