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Renwar3000 Posted 22 years ago
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Can anybody telling me why in the whole English language only 'Asthma' has four constants without any vowels in between/

Even foreign names entering the language must have vowels between any two or three letters.

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'Strength' is also in the English language. 'latchstring' has 6 consonants together, although it is really two words conjoined. 'Asthma' was the original greek spelling I think, so that's probably why it has stayed that way.

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  • 'Strength' is also in the English language.
  • 'latchstring' has 6 consonants together, although it is really two words conjoined.
  • 'Asthma' was the original greek spelling I think, so that's probably why it has stayed that way.
  • I'm not aware of any barriers against letter combinations entering the language, other than ease of use.
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'Strength' is also in the English language. 'latchstring' has 6 consonants together, although it is really two words conjoined.

'Asthma' was the original greek spelling I think, so that's probably why it has stayed that way. I'm not aware of any barriers against letter combinations entering the language, other than ease of use.
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eighth (4), offspring (5), hamstring (4).

And have a look at "hymn". It has a vowel sound, that's true; but there are no vowels in the spelling.
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