Assume v. Presume

[Black Hole]

Read is to red as...

Lead is to grey?

 

[gomezz]

Why does French have a silent T as in Saint?

 

[EEPhil]

Or how about the silent S in Paris?
You might as well ask why Sky News's political editor (Beth Rigby) changes -ing to -in.

 

[Black Hole]

Why does French have a silent T as in Saint?

Because they slur over syllables in all their words. So do we, but not so much (or at least the spelling has adapted).

Marseille
Happisburgh

 

[EEPhil]

Because they slur over syllables in all their words. So do we, but not so much (or at least the spelling has adapted).

Don't think the spelling has adapted for Lieutenant or Loughborough.

 

[trog]

Wind is to wind is to blew is to blue

 

[Black Hole]

Eh?

 

[prpr]

NATS, NATs, Nats and
Nats', Nats's
all in the same article, courtesy of those useless lumps at The Times.

 

[EEPhil]

National Air Traffic Services?