merari42@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 年前If you could experience one historical event firsthand, which would it be and why?message-squaremessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up1114file-text
arrow-up1114message-squareIf you could experience one historical event firsthand, which would it be and why?merari42@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 年前message-square101fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBeanGoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 年前It didn’t use to, the b was added back in cause the Latin word has one and making words look like Latin was all the rage at one point.
minus-squareLvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 年前At least “subtle” is ultimately from Latin, and the Latin word (subtilis) does have a /b/. There are worse cases - like the “s” in “island”. It was never pronounced.
minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 年前Captain, I think we’ve hit a reef! No…is land!
minus-squaretrashcan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 年前 the “s” in “island”. It was never pronounced. I think I can confidently say there is someone out there somewhere that pronounces it.
It didn’t use to, the b was added back in cause the Latin word has one and making words look like Latin was all the rage at one point.
At least “subtle” is ultimately from Latin, and the Latin word (subtilis) does have a /b/.
There are worse cases - like the “s” in “island”. It was never pronounced.
Captain, I think we’ve hit a reef!
No…is land!
I think I can confidently say there is someone out there somewhere that pronounces it.