EXTRA LETTERS by Russ McKay

Posted on June 20, 2013
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Spelling words is difficult
So many pronunciations
And it isn’t made much easier
With good enunciations

I’m OK with most normal words
But the ones that I appall
Are those with silent letters
That make no sound at all

Why add a “G” to the word gnat
Does that make sense to you?
It’s probably the same guy
That added “G” to Gnu!

And someone silly added “P”
To make words hard to spell
It begins the word “Pneumonia”
For no reason I can tell

So long ago it happened
Too late to change no doubt
They may not have been “Psychotic”
But they sure have me “Psyched Out!”

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