merari42@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 years agoIf you could experience one historical event firsthand, which would it be and why?message-squaremessage-square101linkfedilinkarrow-up1113file-text
arrow-up1113message-squareIf you could experience one historical event firsthand, which would it be and why?merari42@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square101linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBeanGoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 years agoIt didn’t use to, the b was added back in cause the Latin word has one and making words look like Latin was all the rage at one point.
minus-squareLvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years 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-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoCaptain, I think we’ve hit a reef! No…is land!
minus-squaretrashcan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years ago the “s” in “island”. It was never pronounced. I think I can confidently say there is someone out there somewhere that pronounces it.
It didn’t use to, the b was added back in cause the Latin word has one and making words look like Latin was all the rage at one point.
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.
Captain, I think we’ve hit a reef!
No…is land!
I think I can confidently say there is someone out there somewhere that pronounces it.