There are many other silent letters, of course (practically all the letters of the alphabet are silent in some words), but one letter I think many Malaysians fail to keep silent when required is the letter 'b'.
In all of the following words, the 'b' is silent:
aplomb | /əˈplɒm/ | |
bomb | /bɒm/ | |
catacomb | /ˈkætəˌkoʊm/ | |
climb | /klaɪm/ | |
comb | /koʊm/ | |
crumb | /krʌm/ | |
debt | /dɛt/ | |
doubt | /daʊt/ | |
dumb | /dʌm/ | |
jamb | /dʒæm/ | |
lamb | /læm/ | |
limb | /lɪm/ | |
numb | /nʌm/ | |
plumber | /ˈplʌmər/ | |
subtle | /ˈsʌtl/ | |
succumb | /səˈkʌm/ | |
thumb | /θʌm/ | |
tomb | /tum/ | |
womb | /wum/ |
Are you guilty of not keeping the 'b' silent when pronouncing the words above?
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