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Why do people bother with silent letters?

Asked by troubleinharlem (7991points) December 9th, 2009

When it comes to spelling, why do we bother if we put the silent letters in? We don’t pronounce them, so why are they there in the first place?

(i.e. knot, debt, pneumonia, gnome, etc.)

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