Consecutive comes from the Latin consecutus, meaning “following closely” with no gap. Just like those snowstorms one storm happened each day, back to back, for five days in a row. Consecutive numbers also follow each other, or advance in the right order. For example, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 are consecutive numbers.
What word has the most consecutive letters?
What is the English word with the greatest number of consecutive repeated letters?one repeated letter – bitter.two consecutive repeated letters – bassoon.three consecutive repeated letters – bookkeeper.
Do you pronounce the T in often?
The \t\ is silent. Why? Often has a medial /t/ that, like similar words such has “hasten” and “soften,” was once pronounced and is now typically silent. Unlike the similar words, pronouncing the “t” in “often” has returned in some modern usage.
Why is the B silent in debt?
Debt is derived through the Middle English word dette, from the Old French dette or dete. They knew that the word had its origin in the Latin word debitum, and they thought it should pay homage to that word—and they had the wherewithal to slip a “b” into both the English and French versions of the word.
What is silent in doubt?
Take the word “doubt,” for example. Most well-read (well-written?) English-speakers will tell you: the “b” is silent. But “dubitare” has also engendered words — like “double” and “dubloon” — whose connections with the word “doubt” are less obvious2.
