Do supposedly silent letters have any effect on pronunciation?

2 answers:

7 0

In some cases yes like phone you can't hear the "h" but when with the p it makes an "F" sound. In other cases it doesn't make a sound

Vladimir79 [104]3 years ago

4 0

If they are a silent letter than they do not but if they weren't silent then it would have a big effect.

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