Do we omit "b"s completely in pronunciation
Do we pronounce debt and that same?
Do we pronounce debt and that same?
pronunciation of doubt and debt
Yes. Phonetically it's "dowt" and "dett". The "b" is silent.
In much the same way the "p" is silent in words like "receipt".
It's something all learners of the English language will come to recognise in time, without bothering their pretty heads too much just why this should be the case. English is riddled with mystery and puzzlement, and of course inconsistencies. It's what makes speakers of the language tick.
Even so, English is apparently far less complex than many other languages in a variety of ways.
In much the same way the "p" is silent in words like "receipt".
It's something all learners of the English language will come to recognise in time, without bothering their pretty heads too much just why this should be the case. English is riddled with mystery and puzzlement, and of course inconsistencies. It's what makes speakers of the language tick.
Even so, English is apparently far less complex than many other languages in a variety of ways.
Indeed, the 'B' is silent in both words.
Debt and Doubt are both words borrowed from Old French, originally as 'dete' and 'douter', which in turn descended from the Latin 'debita' and 'debitare'.
Years later linguists on a rampage inserted the 'B's, presumably in a quest to properly reflect the old Latin origins of the each word. The spelling did change but pronunciation mercifully remained the same.
Debt and Doubt are both words borrowed from Old French, originally as 'dete' and 'douter', which in turn descended from the Latin 'debita' and 'debitare'.
Years later linguists on a rampage inserted the 'B's, presumably in a quest to properly reflect the old Latin origins of the each word. The spelling did change but pronunciation mercifully remained the same.
"Do we pronounce debt and that same?"
No, "debt" and "that" are pronounced quite differently. The consonants at the beginning are different, and the vowels are usually different (although, if it's used in the conjunction sense, sometimes "that" has the same vowel as "debt").
No, "debt" and "that" are pronounced quite differently. The consonants at the beginning are different, and the vowels are usually different (although, if it's used in the conjunction sense, sometimes "that" has the same vowel as "debt").