The English language can be so cruel. Just when we think we’ve got everything under control—from the silent G in sign and gnat, to the use of GH instead of F in tough—it throws another curveball our way. Besides the silent E, there is another big one. The silent B....
The English language delights in giving us rules to follow—and then breaking them all. The silent K in knowing and knight, the silent B in comb and subtle—these words can all derail the most committed English language journey. But one much-maligned letter—the silent...
