Today is Saturday, yup, but… When'sday is Wednesday? Pronunciation often puzzles me. With Wednesday, it seems that two letter sounds get missed, the D seems entirely gone and the second E is less surprising in it's silence. After all, a bunc… | Algot Runeman April 13 | Today is Saturday, yup, but… When'sday is Wednesday? Pronunciation often puzzles me. With Wednesday, it seems that two letter sounds get missed, the D seems entirely gone and the second E is less surprising in it's silence. After all, a bunch of words in English have a silent final e, just "gone" quiet. Just as interesting is that the spelling has not changed to match the pronunciation. | | | | You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. | | | | |
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