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[Ryujin]

But which is the right lieutenant?

Preferably, something not French.

 

[Umbran]

Well the other way sounds too... French.

You say that like it is a joke, but it is possibly true. The Great Vowel Shift may have been partly caused by avoiding French pronunciations.

 

[trappedslider]

 

[Ryujin]

You say that like it is a joke, but it is possibly true. The Great Vowel Shift may have been partly caused by avoiding French pronunciations.

I was only half joking

 

[Staffan]

Some people are just here for the hootenanny.

This ain't no hootenanny. It's more of a gathering. A shindig, at best.

 

[Ryujin]

This ain't no hootenanny. It's more of a gathering. A shindig, at best.

This ain't no party. This ain't no disco. This ain't no foolin' around.

 

[Hussar]

But which is the right lieutenant?

The one that rents next door.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Came across this- (source)

Forget silent letters. I love INVISIBLE letters.
American examples:

The r in colonel
The second r in sherbet
The third i in mischievous
The p in Clemson

What other examples can you think of?


(The one that I immediately thought of, and was already in the comments, is the second "g" in orangutan)
But the "r" in Colonel is ... well, gotta love it.

Sade has entered the chat.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

As for silent letters, my favorite has- for many years- been the city of Natchitoches, LA. (Pronounced Na Chi Tosh.)

A close second:

 

[Cadence]

Best ABC song? (At least used to be on heavy rotation on KPL on Sirius-XM)