Silent k and g
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Silent k and g
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In English orthography, the letter ⟨k⟩ normally reflects the pronunciation of and the letter ⟨g⟩ normally is pronounced or "hard" ⟨g⟩, as in goose, gargoyle and game; or "soft" ⟨g⟩, generally before ⟨i⟩ or ⟨e⟩, as in giant, ginger and geology; or in some words of French origin, such as rouge, beige and genre. However, silent ⟨k⟩ and ⟨g⟩ occur because of apheresis, the dropping of the initial sound of a word. These sounds used to be pronounced in Old and Middle English.
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2023-11-19T18:13:53Z
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