Consonant dropping. Because of written language being static, it doesn’t keep up with spoken language. “KNIGHT” used to be pronounced “KA-NICHT” Because consonants tend to drop in spoken language it became “NIGHT”. Like somethin’, comin’, nothin’, for modern examples.
Consonant dropping. Because of written language being static, it doesn’t keep up with spoken language. “KNIGHT” used to be pronounced “KA-NICHT” Because consonants tend to drop in spoken language it became “NIGHT”. Like somethin’, comin’, nothin’, for modern examples.