In high school, I had a traumatic experience involving the word colonel. My therapist (read: my one remaining Beanie Baby) suggested that I discuss my problems with real people, so I’ve decided to air ...

Letter Character:Silent letters are found in lots of English words and because you can’t hear them when you say the word it makes spelling these words really tricky. To remember the silent n in the ...

The scourge of spellers, silent letters are often a stumbling block when learning how to write in English. To the modern eye, it's unclear what these letters are doing in the words in question, and ...

English is becoming one of the most common languages worldwide, yet silent letters in words present a challenge for many learners. Silent letters help distinguish homophones, but result from borrowing ...

This can make learning to spell the words quite tricky! Watch this short video to see some more examples of silent letter words. Mr McPartlin: Hello, I'm Mr McPartlin, and today we're going to look at ...

This is the Grammar Guy column, a weekly feature written by Curtis Honeycutt. Does it bother anyone else that the word “subtle” has a silent “b?” Is it ironic that the word subtle means “understated?” ...

'M' keeps quiet in 'mnemonic.' I also found a sign on the internet that warns 'Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.' On the other hand, if you say “listen” out loud, you’ll ...

English is not written phonetically, and one manifestation of this is the presence of silent letters in many words. Mitigating what might otherwise be total chaos, there are patterns or categories in ...

The English language is famous for being tricky with its spelling. It has letters you do not say, tricky endings, and words taken from other languages. Because of this, even people who have spoken ...