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Question 2: didn't actually know the answer - went with my favourite - apparently I was wrong. Did my usual and went to check the answer and didn't find any mention of historical spelling.

found this:
Some silent letters allow a reader or writer to distinguish between two homonyms, or words that sound the same but have different meanings. Examples include sea/see and be/bee. Some silent letters, while not pronounced, impact a word's pronunciation, such as the 'e' in 'cake' or the 'u' in guest.

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Why do English words have silent letters?

Some letters are silent in English because they are part of sound combinations that are so uncommon that English speakers ultimately resist pronouncing them. Our language is a glutton, and it has taken words from an enormous number of other languages.

wasn't until the 8th entry I found this: silent letters were introduced into some english words as afterthoughts to underscor their classical origin
as part of the entry when you looked further it led to a site discussing silent letters - I went to have a look and got so confused I'm really doubting my knowledge about the english language
 
NoNoNoNoNoNo said:
Question 2: didn't actually know the answer - went with my favourite - apparently I was wrong. Did my usual and went to check the answer and didn't find any mention of historical spelling.

found this:
Some silent letters allow a reader or writer to distinguish between two homonyms, or words that sound the same but have different meanings. Examples include sea/see and be/bee. Some silent letters, while not pronounced, impact a word's pronunciation, such as the 'e' in 'cake' or the 'u' in guest.

and
Why do English words have silent letters?

Some letters are silent in English because they are part of sound combinations that are so uncommon that English speakers ultimately resist pronouncing them. Our language is a glutton, and it has taken words from an enormous number of other languages.

wasn't until the 8th entry I found this: silent letters were introduced into some english words as afterthoughts to underscor their classical origin
as part of the entry when you looked further it led to a site discussing silent letters - I went to have a look and got so confused I'm really doubting my knowledge about the english language
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After reading your last paragraph.
I can only say one thing.
As the Beatles once sang, "Let it be let it be"
 
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Ivory said:
I got 10 out of 10 (100%) answers correct on SDC Trivia Game #623
Question 1: 🟩
Question 2: 🟩
Question 3: 🟩
Question 4: 🟩
Question 5: 🟩
Question 6: 🟩
Question 7: 🟩
Question 8: 🟩
Question 9: 🟩
Question 10: 🟩

Way to start the day!! Wide awake till I got to Q 7, then 🥱🥱😴😴! Never seen it but seen the Qs so often the answers are on repeat 🤣🤣🤣
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Well done Ivory…💯%…..onwards and upwards!!!
 
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