English Lesson

[maggiebee]

This appeared on my FB feed

ENGLISH LESSON

Tsunami - the T is silent
Knife - the K is silent
Psychology - the P is silent
Honest - the H is silent
Tory Corruption - the BBC is silent

[gness]

:-)

[mushroom25]

:-)

but

there’s probably examples to fit any scenario that’s a teensy bit whiffy - for instance:-

Scottish lesson
Glen Sannox
the SNP is silent…..

[maggiebee]

Touche mushroom25 hahahaha

[Old_Geezer]

The H is not silent. So I doubt the information source.

[Aircooledfool]

Are not the BBC also silent about labour corruption, assuming that could possibly be such a thing (Shurely shome mistake, Ed.)

[wiltsman]

OG - Surely the 'H' is silent in 'honest'?

[maggiebee]

//The H is not silent. So I doubt the information source.// Sorry, but in Scotland the H is silent. Anyway, why is there an argument about a joke.

[gness]

The H is silent unless you’re huffy when you say it.

[ladybirder]

I was taught at boarding school the h is silent except in names such as 'arrogate 'alifax, 'enley on Thames. Certainly taught 'onest and still use it to this day.

[wiltsman]

Who's 'arguing', not me.

[maggiebee]

No, not you wiltsman

[wiltsman]

Thank you 'maggiebee'.

I thought your joke was great!

[THECORBYLOON]

OG, "The H is not silent." Does one pronounce the "h" as in, "Hour you getting on?"

[Togo]

//Sorry, but in Scotland the H is silent. //

Exclusively so. :))

[ToraToraTora]

of course the SNP are squeaky clean:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jun/30/former-snp-mp-natalie-mcgarry-jailed-embezzling

[maggiebee]

Oh for goodness sake TTT do you have to spoil everything - even a joke! Go and have a lie down, it's obviously been a long day for you

[Hazlinny]

Quite funny, Maggie ... the first time I drifted away from Quizzes/puzzles it was to answer TTT saying how much the English hated the Scots and vice versa .... one of the members commented on a newbie fighting with the "regulars" !!

[Prudie]

I am being 100% honest (with silent H) I cannot see how we are supposed to know this is a joke. It's a snipe at something in CB, a political comment about something we know you don't like. Why get angry if some don't realise it's a joke. I still don't read it as a joke.
You believe it, that's not a joke.

[ToraToraTora]

It ain't a joke, it's not even in the joke section.

[THECORBYLOON]

Are there never any jokes in CB?