Fenders

[Bru]

Well, that takes care of 'knife' - what about 'knee' and 'know'?

I suspect the 'k' in 'knee' to be Germanic in origin.
In German and Dutch 'knee' is 'knie' - but in German and Dutch the 'k' is not silent.

How's this for high-brow thread drift?

Same basic origin for all of the silent 'k's in Modern English. All stems back to (theoretical*) Proto-Germanic language from which modern German, Dutch, English, Norwegian, Danish etc etc, are believed to have derived

* I say theoretical as the existence of a common Northern European language is a hypothesis based upon re-constructive studies, there are no known surviving original sources and a considerable amount of debate as to what extant there was a common root language (whilst it being generally accepted amongst the experts in the field that there was a common root which itself is thought to have been a development of the early Indo-European language)

 

[UncleAlbert]

Stop it, stop it, my brain hurts.

 

[Bru]

Stop it, stop it, my brain hurts.

It are an eddication, readin the East Coast Forum innit

 

[sailorman]

Stop it, stop it, me brain hurts.

There fixed that for you

 

[johnalison]

Nollage is neva yewsles. Oled speling maiks reding much eesier cos wurds kepe there cnekshun with theer orrigyns, liek peeple waring there yewnifaums.

 

[ChattingLil]

what I wanna no is. wo kind uv tires did we av in 15th c.?

 

[Bru]

what I wanna no is. wo kind uv tires did we av in 15th c.?

I bin waitin fer someone to aks that!

Iron tires on wagon wheels is the answer. Been around (a-round, geddit?) since the, well, iron age actually

 

[sailorman]

I bin waitin fer someone to aks that!

Iron tires on wagon wheels is the answer. Been around (a-round, geddit?) since the, well, iron age actually

sounds weely like the wright answer

 

[Otter]

could you tell me what is the point (if there is one) of the 'k' in knife, knee, know, etc...?

To confuse the furiners and weed out fifth columnists.

 

[Mandarin331]

I bin waitin fer someone to aks that!

Iron tires on wagon wheels is the answer. Been around (a-round, geddit?) since the, well, iron age actually

So to answer the earlier post....not much use as fenders then

 

[Koeketiene]

All of a sudden, I feel very tyred.

 

[DanTribe]

Does nobody use the Stratocaster then?

 

[sailorman]

Only with shore power being available

 

[Bru]

Does nobody use the Stratocaster then?

Favoured a Telecaster myself

 

[wingdiver]

I'm a Les Paul man