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> no letters are silent This is true except for `h` which is silent unless preceded by an `s` or a `c`. In some cases `u` is silent.
by ch4s3 6y ago
> no letters are silent
This is true except for `h` which is silent unless preceded by an `s` or a `c`. In some cases `u` is silent.
- dqv 6y agoYeah there are still sneaky sounds in Spanish speech. I still remember thinking Spanish isn't so perfect after all when I learned about about -güe (?) verbs. I can still appreciate that it's still pretty phonemic especially compared to English.
- flobosg 6y ago> `h` which is silent unless preceded by an `s` That's incorrect. See for example deshonesto.
- ch4s3 6y agoHaha, an exception to the exception. The rule more clearly applies to `ch`, and I think the prefix `des` is why the `sh` rule doesn't apply. That said, I'm not an expert here.
- flobosg 6y agoI might be wrong, but I think the "sh" combination in Spanish words exists exclusively in prefix-stem contexts (deshacer, transhumanismo).
- naniwaduni 6y agoModern Spanish doesn't normally use "sh" as a cluster at all outside loanwords. (See also: k, w.)
- ch4s3 6y agoyes, it mainly applies to "ch" in modern Spanish...