Re: My favorite silent English letter is:

[raybies]

in reply to My favorite silent English letter is:

Hrm... not sure the R was silent for me... SO, Am I the only person who actually says "sir-prize" for Surprise, as opposed to "Sup-prize"? (Great Poll, btw...)

[Anonymous Monk]

I was also su-prised by the idea that surprise's first r is silent. I've always pronounced both r's for as long as I can remember (which nowadays is about 10 minutes).

I wonder if it's a regional thing? My mother was from the (US) midwest. Most of the folks out there talk about the nation's capital as "Warshington DC". In which case, there's the on-again, off-again r for you...again.

[I0]

forecastle foyer

[JavaFan]

It's the second r that's silent ;-)