Why isn't the 'w' in 'answers' pronounced? Like...why?
回答 (12)
2019-01-04 12:30 am
2019-01-04 1:12 am
Because it wants to be silent.
2019-01-04 12:42 am
So that when it is spoken it is not mistaken for "Ants Were" or "Ants Wear" or "Ants Where"
Examples:
Answer my question!
Ants were my question!
Answer my question!
Ants wear my question.
Answer my question!
Ants? Where my question?
Examples:
Answer my question!
Ants were my question!
Answer my question!
Ants wear my question.
Answer my question!
Ants? Where my question?
2019-01-17 11:12 pm
Its silent darlin. ;-)
2019-01-04 4:00 am
Takes too long
2019-01-04 3:03 am
Mysteries of the ancient story
2019-01-04 1:15 am
Peculiarity of English language;
2019-01-04 12:54 am
Why do we pronounce an "r" in "colonel"?
2019-01-04 12:35 am
ansers
2019-01-04 12:35 am
Ansers looks weird
2019-01-04 12:35 am
Probably part of the cretinous Latinisation of the language a few centuries ago...
2019-01-04 12:33 am
It is a silent letter in this word.
American English pronunciation.
American English pronunciation.
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