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Latest post Sat, Jul 31 2004 8:08 AM by Guest. 5 replies.
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Guest
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Sat, 31 Jul 04 08:08 AM
i have a quesiton! Is there any words out there that start with a Silent consonant (ex: pseudo) and have a vowel as a second letter?
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miriam
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Sat, 31 Jul 04 03:50 PM
You mean like "czar", which is pronounced /za:/ ?
Also, all the words derived from "psyche" and, actually, most of the words starting in"ps".
Some words starting in "pt", like "Ptolem".
Words starting in "gn" such as "gnash".
There may be others that I forget now.
Miriam
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." Plato
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Guest,
5 yr 114 days ago
that's close, but im looking for something where the second letter is silent like (this isnt a word, its just an false example) "Pash"- now pretend the P was silent. and that the word was pronounced "ash". Im trying to see if their is any words like that
1st letter= silent consonant
2nd letter= vowel
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miriam
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Tue, 03 Aug 04 01:58 AM
The only words I can think of are "heir", "hour", "honour", "honest", and their derivatives. In them, the "h" is silent.
Hope it helps.
Miriam
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Guest,
5 yr 110 days ago
Don't forget "herb"!
The h is silent in that word, although I understand this is a phenomenon almost completely isolated to American English and doesn't occur in British English nor Australian English where the h is actually pronounced (how weird!). :-p
Woot! GO USA! lol ![Big Smile [:D]](/emoticons/emotion-2.gif)
Guest,
5 yr 110 days ago
Another word is "gnat" (silent g).
Also, a branch of the animal kingdom "cnydaria" which includes jellyfish, sea anemones, and the like, begins with a silent "c" so it's pronounced as "nigh-dar-ee-uh".
Heh, hope this has all helped!
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