English is not written phonetically, and one manifestation of this is the presence of silent letters in many words. Mitigating what might otherwise be total chaos, there are patterns or categories in ...

It’s when someone speaking drops the letter “t”. The logic behind this issue is to speak faster, create a smoother flow when speaking and simplify pronunciation with a “glottal stop.” For example, ...

On-air challenge: Every answer is a word that starts with a silent letter. Identify the words from their anagrams. Last week's challenge: Last week's challenge comes from Sandy Weisz, of Chicago. Name ...