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Seil · 05-26-2010, 02:47 PM

Seriously, why do we have silent letters and words that change the context of a sentence that look exactly the same?

Today, I saw "daughter" as I had written it on the page. I knew that was how it was spelled. I just... I guess "noticed" the 'g' there. Why is there a 'g' in daughter? Or "through?"

Also, a year or two ago I read the sentence "The soldier wound the bandage around his wound." in a Reader's Digest as an example of how tricky English is to learn, and I thought "Why? Why have a word look exactly the same as another but have completely different meanings?"

05-26-2010, 02:47 PM	#1
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	Why Is The English Language Stupid? Seriously, why do we have silent letters and words that change the context of a sentence that look exactly the same? Today, I saw "daughter" as I had written it on the page. I knew that was how it was spelled. I just... I guess "noticed" the 'g' there. Why is there a 'g' in daughter? Or "through?" Also, a year or two ago I read the sentence "The soldier wound the bandage around his wound." in a Reader's Digest as an example of how tricky English is to learn, and I thought "Why? Why have a word look exactly the same as another but have completely different meanings?"