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Ah, you silly knave don't you know the K was not always silent as when the Old English pronounced K-night and the Germans still pronounce K-necht with the very loud and even obnoxious K. It was silenced, most likely, by those Knuckle brained, Knot weeded Americans, so lazy in their language, so casual with their words, they saw no reason to allow this pesky K its voice and have a knack for bastardizing words to fulfill their pleasure. The silenced K has been rather upset at these hypocritical Americans who profess such allegiance to notions of freedom and freedom of speech but they do not listen to this silent K and have been assured that forever more the death Knell of the silent K has been rung.
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This has nothing to do with the Americans.
I agree that the "K" was originally pronounced. The are many other words in the English language that have silent letters as well, such as "Knee", "Daughter", "Talk", and "Night".
The K's, L's, and G's in these words are silent in the entire English speaking world not only the United States.
English is derived from German and in German the G's and L's ARE pronounced in the words from which they are derived from.
In my point of view as time passed on English speakers have "melted" away the sound to make the words easier to say but kept the original spelling.
What else can I help you with?
What letter is silent in the word knife?
K is the silent letter
Silent k words?
knee, knight, Knife.
What are some 'kn' words with a silent 'k'?
Some examples of 'kn' words with a silent 'k' are: knife, knight, knit, and knuckle.
What word start in silent k that is used for cutting?
knife
What are all the words that have slient consonants?
Silent consonants are words that are spelled with silent letters. Example: Knife - the k is silent - and it is pronounced "nife" but is spelled knife
What are some words that have silent letter k?
Knight Know Knife Knock
Why in knife k is silent?
..................... cause if we pronounce knife as K-nife I mean with K not silent it will be improper and silent ⟨k⟩ occurs when the letter ⟨k⟩ occurs in a word but does not actually reflect the pronunciation of a voiceless velar plosive (/k/), or any sound for that matter. A silent ⟨k⟩ is quite common in the English language, most often preceding an ⟨n⟩ at the beginning of a word. There are rare exceptions to this rule; one example is Knoebels Grove located in Pennsylvania
Words that have a silent k?
Knife. Knit. Kneel. Know. Kneer. Knead. Knowledge.
WhaT are 12 words that have a silent k?
Two words with silent K's include know and knife.
What is the silent letter in knack?
The silent letter is the first k.
Which letter is silent in the word knock?
The first 'k'.
What is the silent letter in the word knock?
The KN makes an N sound, so the K is silent. The CK pair always has a K sound, so either the C or the K is a superfluous consonant.
