58008@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoSince the invention of the printing press and mass-produced books in the 15th century, silent letters/syllables in written texts have unnecessarily hastened deforestationmessage-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down117
arrow-up1133arrow-down1message-squareSince the invention of the printing press and mass-produced books in the 15th century, silent letters/syllables in written texts have unnecessarily hastened deforestation58008@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareKelly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·1 year agoThey might be silent when spoken but still offer disambiguation between words/meanings when written e.g. “dam” vs “damn”.
They might be silent when spoken but still offer disambiguation between words/meanings when written e.g. “dam” vs “damn”.