Re: My favorite silent English letter is:

Hrm... not sure the R was silent for me... SO, Am I the only person who actually says "sir-prize" for Surprise, as opposed to "Sup-prize"? (Great Poll, btw...)

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Re^2: My favorite silent English letter is: by Anonymous Monk on Feb 29, 2012 at 20:24 UTC
I was also su-prised by the idea that surprise's first r is silent. I've always pronounced both r's for as long as I can remember (which nowadays is about 10 minutes). I wonder if it's a regional thing? My mother was from the (US) midwest. Most of the folks out there talk about the nation's capital as "Warshington DC". In which case, there's the on-again, off-again r for you...again.	[reply]
Re^3: My favorite silent English letter is: by I0 (Priest) on Jul 11, 2012 at 17:14 UTC
forecastle foyer	[reply]
Re^2: My favorite silent English letter is: by JavaFan (Canon) on Feb 29, 2012 at 21:49 UTC
It's the second r that's silent ;-)	[reply]


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