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[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 hours ago

I mean, no letters are really silent, they affect the pronunciation of adjacent letters.

I'd say you don't pronounce the 'n' like an 'n', making it silentish, and it affects the adjacent 'o', giving it a more gutteral sound.

Now if only I could roll an 'r' instead of gurgle it