The main reason English has so many silent letters is that many words are borrowed. Words borrowed from Latin, Greek, French, ...

Grammarians love to grumble about texting and social media, convinced that every “u” instead of “you,” every “tho” or “luv,” ...

Pilots and air traffic controllers saying "tree," "fife," and "niner" instead of three, five, and nine. What is that about?