[DOC] [TLE] etymology - Why does English spelling use silent letters? - English ... [PAR] Jan 15, 2011 ... In other words, debt comes via the Old French dete, which itself derives from .... 
But because English has silent letters, none of that applies. .... doubt have a b 
(inserted to reflect their Latin ancestors debitum and dubitare). [DOC] [TLE] 5 Words That Are Spelled Weird Because Someone Got - Mental Floss [PAR] Oct 8, 2014 ... English spelling is complicated, but it has its reasons for being that way. ... So, for 
example, the word debt, which had been spelled dette ever since it ... with a silent 
b, the better to show its ultimate derivation from Latin debitum. ... Here are five 
weird spellings that came about through etymological mistakes. [DOC] [TLE] Subtle, Doubt, Receipt | Antimoon Forum [PAR] Jun 2, 2006 ... It's just that it took me a long time after I came to this country to realize that ... 
Letters can be silent for a variety of reasons: to distinguish meaning between ... 
who wished to reflect the ultimate origin of the word in Latin "debitum. ... While 
Modern French spelling reform has eliminated the "b" in this position,... [DOC] [TLE] Wordmall: Silent Letters [PAR] May 29, 2006 ... Q. Why is the letter -L- silent in words such as salmon and solder? ... decided that 
these and other words should show their Latin origins. ... it came from the Latin 
debitum, it should have a b to acknowledge the origin: debt. ... him to the 
Commission on Services to the Aging; he has been reappointed to... [DOC] [TLE] How and why did silent letters emerge in English? - Quora [PAR] It connects you to the word root. If you keep the original spelling, connections with 
the same .... So as Apala Chaturvedi says, it connects the word to its origin. .... of 
silent letter include the 'b' in 'debt,' which tells of its origin in the Latin 'debitum'. ... 
Vietnamese has, by avoiding the use of silent but ordinary letters (as in English)... [DOC] [TLE] Word Traveler - Dictionary.com [PAR] English is the only language that has books of synonyms like Roget's ... less from 
its onset, i.e. approximately one-fifth of a second from its beginning (usually well 
before the whole word has been heard); English words of Latin or Greek origin 
have ... Latin regno, b was added to debt to show it came from Latin debitum; it 
has... [DOC] [TLE] English-language spelling reform - Wikipedia [PAR] For centuries, there has been a movement to reform the spelling of English. It 
seeks to change ... They often changed spellings to match their Dutch 
orthography. ... Thus det became debt (to link it to Latin debitum), dout became 
doubt (to link it to .... The English alphabet has several letters whose 
characteristic sounds are... [DOC] [TLE] Why does English spelling use silent letters? - GuruLang [PAR] debt late 13c., dette, from O.Fr. dete, from L. debitum ?thing owed?, neut. pp. of ... 
and occurred at the same time many new Latin words entered the English 
language.) ... For one thing, it can also tell you about the history of the word, its 
origins and its evolution. ... But because English has silent letters, none of that 
applies. [DOC] [TLE] debt - Wiktionary [PAR] 1.1 Alternative forms; 1.2 Etymology; 1.3 Pronunciation; 1.4 Noun ... dete (French: 
dette), from Medieval Latin dbita, from Latin dbitum   (what is owed, a debt, a 
duty), ... An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for 
another, adopt toward .... [show ]state or condition of owing something to 
another... [DOC] [TLE] A History of English Spelling Revision [PAR] Needless to say, the English language has long come out badly in these ... 
absence of a thoroughgoing reform of English at an earlier stage of its history ... 
i.e. close

Question: "Debt" contains this letter to show its etymology, from the Latin debitum
Answer: B