abrake@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"message-squaremessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1151arrow-down1message-squareThe letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out"abrake@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square43fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretate@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up76arrow-down1·1 day agoMost “silent” letters have some effect on the pronunciation of the word. They aren’t there for no reason.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·1 day agoI ain’t never seen no double negative work like that before
minus-squareThreeme2189linkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day agoAnd I ain’t never seen no double negative not work like that before!
minus-squaretate@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day agoIt doesn’t necessarily make a non-negative, but I’m not disliking it none.
Most “silent” letters have some effect on the pronunciation of the word. They aren’t there for no reason.
“Drive thru”
I ain’t never seen no double negative work like that before
And I ain’t never seen no double negative not work like that before!
It doesn’t necessarily make a non-negative, but I’m not disliking it none.