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why is the h silent in honest ? 

 Feb 12, 2015

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Well if you google it you will probably find out but with many words with silent letters the letter was not always silent. 

Like knife, the k used to be sounded out.

I'm thinking that at some point in the past the h in honest was most likely not silent.

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Mihail, people so sometimes ask things other than maths here.

It is just that we are less likely to be able to help them :)

 Feb 12, 2015
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Why are you asking this kind of questins here?

Isn't this website about math only?!

 Feb 12, 2015
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Well if you google it you will probably find out but with many words with silent letters the letter was not always silent. 

Like knife, the k used to be sounded out.

I'm thinking that at some point in the past the h in honest was most likely not silent.

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Mihail, people so sometimes ask things other than maths here.

It is just that we are less likely to be able to help them :)

Melody Feb 12, 2015

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