Members, I�m sorry that I haven�t contributed much recently.
I�ve been �a little bit under the weather�.
= �To feel slightly ill, or tired�; �A little bit unwell�; �To not feel oneself 100% in good spirits�.
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Asmaesperance, your colleague, Redcamarocruiser has given you a very good answer.
Is �h� silent in the words �church� and �something�?
No, �h� is NOT silent!
In these two words, �church� and �something�, �h� forms part of the digraphs, �ch� and �th�.
�A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics�, 2006, Professor David Crystal, page 145.
�Diagraph 2. In the study of reading and spelling, DIGRAPH refers to any sequence of two letters pronounced as one sound. Examples include the first two letters of SHip and the middle two letters of wOOl.�
Asmaesperance, here are your sounds and words, printed in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
ch = ʧ church = ʧɜ:ʧ
th = θ something= �sʌm.θɪŋ
You can see that we need only ONE SYMBOL for �CH� = ʧ, and ONE SYMBOL for �TH� = θ.
In the following list of words, THE LETTER �H� IS SILENT. The �h� DOES NOT combine with another letter to form a new sound. It is SILENT.
