58008@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoSince the invention of the printing press and mass-produced books in the 15th century, silent letters/syllables in written texts have unnecessarily hastened deforestationmessage-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down121
arrow-up1141arrow-down1message-squareSince the invention of the printing press and mass-produced books in the 15th century, silent letters/syllables in written texts have unnecessarily hastened deforestation58008@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareKelly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·10 months agoAnother example: “Dam that river!” vs. “Damn that river!” could be confused.
Another example: “Dam that river!” vs. “Damn that river!” could be confused.