Why is “indict” pronounced the way it is, rhyming with “delight” and not “predict” or “verdict”? (Because the spelling changed but the pronunciation remained the same.)
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Why is “indict” pronounced the way it is, rhyming with “delight” and not “predict” or “verdict”? (Because the spelling changed but the pronunciation remained the same.)
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