For me it is the “fall of the Berlin wall” and the celebrations after the border openings.

  • BeanGoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    7 months ago

    It didn’t use to, the b was added back in cause the Latin word has one and making words look like Latin was all the rage at one point.

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      7 months ago

      At least “subtle” is ultimately from Latin, and the Latin word (subtilis) does have a /b/.

      There are worse cases - like the “s” in “island”. It was never pronounced.

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        7 months ago

        the “s” in “island”. It was never pronounced.

        I think I can confidently say there is someone out there somewhere that pronounces it.