Why was everyone silent
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Silent letters can distinguish between homophones, e.g. in/inn; be/bee; lent/leant. This is an aid to readers, already familiar with both words. Silent letters may give an insight into the meaning or origin of a word; e.g. vineyard suggests vines more than the phonetic *vinyard would.
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Silent letters can distinguish between homophones, e.g. in/inn; be/bee; lent/leant. This is an aid to readers, already familiar with both words. Silent letters may give an insight into the meaning or origin of a word; e.g. vineyard suggests vines more than the phonetic *vinyard would.
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