Our Militant Grammarian, Katherine Shurlds, says not all letters that are silent now (think the "b" in lamb) were always silent and not all letters that we do not pronounce (think the "ed" in skimmed milk) are supposed to be silent.
Our Militant Grammarian, Katherine Shurlds, says not all letters that are silent now (think the "b" in lamb) were always silent and not all letters that we do not pronounce (think the "ed" in skimmed milk) are supposed to be silent.