The English language can be baffling at times—just look to words like phlegm, receipt, and chthonic for proof. Silent letters are unavoidable. Almost every word in the alphabet is occasionally ...

This quirky A-to-Z primer by Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter features words that start with silent letters: C is for Czar, K is for Knight and so on.

The Roman alphabet is an unwieldy vessel for the multitude of sounds in many Western languages, and this is exemplified by the phenomenon of silent letters — for example, the vestigial “k ...

Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Many political bodies and global businesses see the continent of Africa as one of the most intriguing potential growth stories ...

The 26 letters are derived from 24 of the 28 Sabaean letters. Apart from being the only African country with its own alphabet, letters, and numbers, it is also one of the few that still follows ...

The Pulaar language of the Fulani people of West Africa is now accessible through ADLaM Display on Microsoft 365 thanks to a collaboration of Ibrahima and Abdoulaye Barry and Microsoft.

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It's called the "Soni" alphabet, and its inventor Kaa Bully Nimaga calls it "my gift from God". Mr Nimaga, director of the Nimaga African Arts Collection, said his 28-letter alphabet is exclusively ...

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