English Oddities
Jackson~ 6.5 years old
“Mom, why do they have a k in front of knife? It doesn’t make any sense! It looks like it should say ka-niffy. I am just going to erase that k so it makes more sense.”
Me “Jackson we can’t erase the k. The word is knife and it is spelled with silent k in the front.”
Jackson “Why did they do that Mom?”
Me “That is a good question son. I really don’t know.”
Do any of you know? Is it a Latin root or something left over from old English? While I am waiting for your pithy responses I will go Google it and see if I can figure it out on my own.
Peace to all confused spellers today~
