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An old BritCom (The Young Ones, IIRC) had a line something like "His name is Rick, with a silent P".

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Re^2: My favorite silent English letter is:
by davies (Prior) on Feb 29, 2012 at 18:47 UTC

    One of my father's: "the P is silent, as in bath".

    Regards,

    John Davies

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      Or, as Benny Hill once put it, "as in swimming pool!" ;-)

      Cheers,

      JohnGG

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      Pool-side sign: "Welcome to our ool! [Notice there's no "P" in it...]"
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      Ugh...
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        One of my favourite movie quotes, and from a goddawful film, is "Looks like the kind'a guy that gets out'a the shower to piss."
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Re^2: My favorite silent English letter is:
by tangent (Parson) on Feb 29, 2012 at 18:31 UTC
    Ha, The Young Ones, what a larf! And surreal.

    Wot's a wok?
    It's like a frying pan.
    No, it's wot you twow at wabbits.

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