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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Suffix Letter 'E'
Why do some words end in an 'E'? Such as my neighbor, Mr. Brown or Mr. Browne.
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Wolf(e), Brown(e) and probably many other words sometimes have an e at the end probably as a result of a difference in spelling at a different time of the history of English.
- Wolf(e), Brown(e) and probably many other words sometimes have an e at the end probably as a result of a difference in spelling at a different time of the history of English.
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Wolf(e), Brown(e) and probably many other words sometimes have an e at the end probably as a result of a difference in spelling at a different time of the history of English.
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Anonymous Why do some words end in an 'E'? Such as my neighbor, Mr. Brown or Mr. Browne.People can change their name legally in the US.
If I were named Miss Brown, that would seem to me very plain and drab. Adding the silent "e" makes it more elegant and sophisticated.
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AlpheccaStarsIf I were named Miss Brown, that would seem to me very plain and drab. Adding the silent "e" makes it more elegant and sophisticated.I have read somewhere that there was a period in British history where many families in the aristocracy changed the spelling of their names, coming up with some very strange combinations. I believe Smythe from Smit
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