| Front | Which spelling anomalies that we see in English today were created in EME? |
|---|---|
| Back | The /gh/ found in words like 'cough', 'rough' and 'through' becomes /f/ or disappears. The /t/ and /d/ stops found in consonant clusters such as 'castle', 'handsome' and 'hasten' The /l/ in words like 'almond' and 'palm' lost The /k/ in words like 'knee' and 'knight' The /w/ in words like 'write' and 'wrong' The /g/ in words like 'gnome' |
Tags: early, english, modern
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