Liz Plampton explained how to change the pronunciation of certain English words with one sound, using the "t" in better, bitter, and butter.

When writing English we use the 26 letters of the alphabet ... with sound symbols You can use these symbols to write out the pronunciation of words and in many dictionaries for English learners ...

On phonetic grounds, a case can be made for either pronunciation. In English, words beginning with ... while another letter (the insular g) took over spelling for the other sounds, before they ...

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