Monthly Archives: February 2018

Le avventure della lettera “Acca”

Posted on February 1, 2018 by babbityjean

(Adottato da un articolo nel Corriere della Sera.) In francese, c’è “heure” (ora) e in inglese c’è “hour” (ora) e “heir”(erede).  In questi casi, l’acca è muta.  Ci sono molte parole in inglese, come “help” (aiuta) e “horse” (cavallo), in … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of the Italian Letter “H”

Posted on February 1, 2018 by babbityjean

(Adapted and translated from an article in Corriere della Sera.) In French, there is “heure” and in English there is “hour” and “heir.”  In these cases, the “h” is silent.  There are many words in English, like “help” and “horse,” … Continue reading →

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