Re: My favorite silent English letter is:

t as in Atlantic

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Re^2: My favorite silent English letter is: by ww (Chancellor) on Mar 12, 2012 at 17:19 UTC
um, ...errr... -- for this speaker of "standard american" (which is not standard for all Americans) -- would you tell us which "t" in Atlantic is silent. Or is it the 't' in Atlantic's surname, "Ocean?" BTW, you have your text in your sig div.	[reply]
Re^3: My favorite silent English letter is: by spadacciniweb (Deacon) on Mar 13, 2012 at 17:00 UTC
My american collegue (born in Philadelphia) says Alantic City. He says that is correct. However today I have asked him this question, and he has responded: In the New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia area the 't' tends to be pronounced as a 'd' when it is the first letter and silent when it is in the word. This is like the Italian accents from the different regions. (($_="Mzz ojjdloobnf jt uvy5502383")=~y~b-zg2-5c96-81~a-z0-9~s)=~s~~~s; print	[reply]
Re^4: My favorite silent English letter is: by hominid (Deacon) on Mar 13, 2012 at 17:21 UTC
Hmm, I thought you were talking about the second t. Folks around here say "Atlannic" in casual conversation.	[reply]


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