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After a bit of thought, I did think of submerge, submarine, and any other subm- words
by dhosek 5y ago
After a bit of thought, I did think of submerge, submarine, and any other subm- words
- mkl 5y agoAlso "entombment", "webmaster", and variations of them. But not many; /usr/share/dict/words on my system lists only 45, many of which are minor variations of each other.
- thaumasiotes 5y ago> Also "entombment", "webmaster", and variations of them. "Entombment" is spelled with -bm-, but the b is not pronounced. (As is also true of the root word "tomb".)
- mkl 5y agoYes, but spelling is what we're talking about, and in particular spelling in sign language, so pronunciation is irrelevant.
- thaumasiotes 5y agoWell, I had shifted into pronunciation (mostly because in writing the concept of a "syllable" doesn't exist), but in the larger context, yes, that's fair.