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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEnglish is so weird, with all the silent K's.....
English is so weird with all the silent Ks.
One silent K in knot
Two silent Ks in knuckle
Three silent Ks in Republican
Four silent Ks in knickknack
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English is so weird, with all the silent K's..... (Original Post)
garybeck
Mar 2021
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RockRaven
(14,974 posts)1. Two silent Ks in KKKavanaugh...
Skittles
(153,169 posts)2. heh
true, dat
OAITW r.2.0
(24,506 posts)3. Brilliant.
malaise
(269,067 posts)4. Love it
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sheshe2
(83,793 posts)6. I know. ;)
You out did yourself with:
Three silent Ks in Republican
PJMcK
(22,037 posts)7. How about the silent Q in QKoch? (n/t)
underpants
(182,839 posts)8. Funny
In It to Win It
(8,256 posts)9. Good one
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)10. Don't forget KKKemp
brer cat
(24,579 posts)11. Well done!
K&R
RainCaster
(10,887 posts)12. Don't forget the silent J in WSJ
oasis
(49,393 posts)13. 3 silent Ks. I gotta remember that. Thanks.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)14. NOICE!!!
I really like that!
quakerboy
(13,920 posts)15. Funny but inaccurate
Those three are quite loud, last i observed.
BComplex
(8,054 posts)16. So perfectly true!