A Rhetorical Question

[jotasbrane]

Given that we have all of these silent letters that you can see but not hear, what happened to all of the invisible letters that you can hear but not see?

Comments

[inkylj]

Perhaps this explains why 'cough' and 'rough' and 'through' are pronounced differently.

[merovingian]

I have a perfect explanation for all of them, but I can only communicate it to you in person -- in writing it would be meaningless and invisible.