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Bupkes BS: Pronunciation of Middle English (37) RE: BS: Pronunciation of Middle English 06 Jun 10


I think it's reasonable to assume that the unpronounced letters in the modern spelling of many English words are vestigial clues to how the words were once pronounced.

Time to relisten to John Fleagles haunting recording "World's Bliss: Medieval Songs of Love and Death".


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