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The silent letter ‘e’ in English: Why is it there? Posted by Gabriele on Dec 9, 2014
You may have noticed that a number of English words end in the letter ‘e,’ but this letter ‘e’ is almost never pronounced – it is silent. So, why is it there? Does it serve a function, if so, what? Today, if you read on, you are going to find out why this silent ‘e’…