merari42@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agoIf you could experience one historical event firsthand, which would it be and why?message-squaremessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up14arrow-down1message-squareIf you could experience one historical event firsthand, which would it be and why?merari42@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square57fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLvxferre@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoAt least “subtle” is ultimately from Latin, and the Latin word (subtilis) does have a /b/. There are worse cases - like the “s” in “island”. It was never pronounced.
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.worksMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months ago the “s” in “island”. It was never pronounced. I think I can confidently say there is someone out there somewhere that pronounces it.
At least “subtle” is ultimately from Latin, and the Latin word (subtilis) does have a /b/.
There are worse cases - like the “s” in “island”. It was never pronounced.
I think I can confidently say there is someone out there somewhere that pronounces it.