The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 11 months agoIt's important to read it rightstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1266arrow-down112
arrow-up1254arrow-down1imageIt's important to read it rightstartrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareFilthyShrooms@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up29·11 months agoThere is no joke. The “H” and “S” are silent in the name Rhode Island.
minus-squareirmoz@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoIs that… really it? Just a complaint about silent letters, straight from someone’s first English class?
minus-squareMatch!!@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·11 months agoThere is a common joke: “I live in Spain but the S is silent.” This is an anti joke variant of that
Could someone explain this to me?
There is no joke. The “H” and “S” are silent in the name Rhode Island.
Also it rhymes. I think…
Is that… really it? Just a complaint about silent letters, straight from someone’s first English class?
There is a common joke: “I live in Spain but the S is silent.” This is an anti joke variant of that