Re^2: My favorite silent English letter is:

There's an invisible 'f' in "laughter" but the invisible 'f' is silent in "daughter".

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Re^3: My favorite silent English letter is: by mertserger (Curate) on Mar 02, 2012 at 13:44 UTC
For me there is also an invisible "f" in "lieutenant" as the standard British pronunciation is like "leftenant"	[reply]
Re^4: My favorite silent English letter is: by tye (Sage) on Mar 02, 2012 at 14:14 UTC
What proper Englishman would want to be promoted to be a "loo tenant"? - tye	[reply]
Re^5: My favorite silent English letter is: by tye (Sage) on Mar 04, 2012 at 18:54 UTC
But why choose a replacement pronunciation that sounds very much like being a "lift tenant"? Surely better, but not great. - tye	[reply]
Re^6: My favorite silent English letter is: by mertserger (Curate) on Mar 05, 2012 at 09:15 UTC
Re^7: My favorite silent English letter is: by Anonymous Monk on Mar 05, 2012 at 09:39 UTC
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