Which Letter Is Never Silent?

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  • Опубліковано 3 бер 2023
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  • @Renjiabarailover
    @Renjiabarailover Рік тому +142034

    That's how you pronounce forecastle?!

    • @Vsauce
      @Vsauce  Рік тому +37996

      Yep 😁 I also love that a common spelling of it is fo'c's'le

    • @ItsHonski
      @ItsHonski Рік тому +10305

      ive been enlightened

    • @sussurus
      @sussurus Рік тому +7483

      The pronunciation stems from it being a long word that needed to be said by a large number of uneducated sailors and communicated quickly. You can, however, pronounce it as you'd expect it to be pronounced and you wouldn't technically be wrong.

    • @jctoad
      @jctoad Рік тому +2287

      Nautical terms are really strange. When you had ships sailing around the world and picking up crew members that spoke different languages and each had their own name for things, it was confusing. Often new words were created by mashing up words from different languages. In this case, it seems like English and French.
      "c. 1400 (mid-14c. as Anglo-French forechasteil), "short raised deck in the fore part of the ship used in warfare," from Middle English fore- "before" + Anglo-French castel "fortified tower" (see castle (n.)). In broader reference to the part of a vessel forward of the fore rigging, late 15c.; hence, generally, "section of a ship where the sailors live" (by 1840). Spelling fo'c'sle reflects sailors' pronunciation. If at the aft part of a ship, it was an afcastle."

    • @WailFin
      @WailFin Рік тому +1702

      Sailors, man. Topsail is "tops'l", boatswain is "bosun", bowline is "bo-lin".

  • @BINACmini
    @BINACmini Рік тому +162369

    Good thing V is never silent, otherwise Vsauce would be yelling "Hey! Sauce! Michael here"

    • @MITUK
      @MITUK Рік тому +9501

      That would of been a great intro for this video, I bet he's kicking himself

    • @CosPlaywright
      @CosPlaywright Рік тому +2445

      Hey! I need some sauce here!

    • @konchu5221
      @konchu5221 Рік тому +603

      @@MITUK hahaha truee

    • @Gvozd111
      @Gvozd111 Рік тому +321

      Hey Sauce! Mim heh

    • @richardc5100
      @richardc5100 Рік тому +75

      That’s the joke…

  • @KrishnaTejasVoruganti
    @KrishnaTejasVoruganti Рік тому +28899

    so thats why Vsauce cant be silenced

  • @maxmustermann3876
    @maxmustermann3876 19 днів тому +542

    "faux pas"
    What a good ENGLISH word 😂

    • @justinwhite2725
      @justinwhite2725 17 днів тому +129

      It's as English as Rendezvous

    • @banana83885
      @banana83885 11 днів тому +10

      ​@@justinwhite2725it's a french word😭😭😭😭

    • @_cakoviccqqq_30
      @_cakoviccqqq_30 11 днів тому +13

      Yes,just as rendez vous☺️

    • @giovanniganss3807
      @giovanniganss3807 11 днів тому +31

      ​@@banana83885 Went a little over your head, huh. 😂😂

    • @Tater-tot27
      @Tater-tot27 10 днів тому +38

      Lots of English is just French and a bunch of other languages wrapped in a trench coat

  • @doctorstrainlove6318
    @doctorstrainlove6318 20 днів тому +118

    “D is for Djibouti” is gonna be the name of my next mixtape

    • @JoshuaTootell
      @JoshuaTootell 9 днів тому

      Having been to Djibouti, I'd be careful what you do with your D there.

    • @arcaears
      @arcaears 5 днів тому

      maybe a sheik from there. just a thought.

  • @markjrcolin1210
    @markjrcolin1210 8 місяців тому +10936

    “V is for five” is honestly an incredibly clever workaround

    • @_eIIiot
      @_eIIiot 8 місяців тому +220

      can you explain it please?

    • @ufukgundogar41
      @ufukgundogar41 8 місяців тому +1786

      @@_eIIiot V is 5 in roman numerals.

    • @_eIIiot
      @_eIIiot 8 місяців тому +156

      @@ufukgundogar41 ohh okay thank u

    • @Floofypan
      @Floofypan 8 місяців тому +259

      Oooh that _is_ clever! I didn't even realise

    • @SL-vv3xy
      @SL-vv3xy 8 місяців тому +54

      also V is actually kinda silent in five

  • @josephisherelol5302
    @josephisherelol5302 4 місяці тому +4634

    I like how the pterodactyl is also a psychic

    • @sinistrality
      @sinistrality 2 місяці тому +185

      WHOA that's genius, thanks I would have never noticed that

    • @james.lambert
      @james.lambert 2 місяці тому +272

      And the ewe is giving a eulogy

    • @RVNmax
      @RVNmax 2 місяці тому +218

      And the Knight is kneeling!

    • @SnailSnail-lo4pm
      @SnailSnail-lo4pm 2 місяці тому +128

      The aisle wasn't cleaned in aeons.

    • @Pixal_Dragon
      @Pixal_Dragon 2 місяці тому +35

      @@SnailSnail-lo4pmBritish eon smh

  • @braziliantsar
    @braziliantsar Місяць тому +30

    One may argue it's the "s" in "aisle" that is silent.

    • @mickleberry
      @mickleberry 3 дні тому +5

      yeh true, in fact the 'ai' combination is a dipthong pronounced like the word eye or I

    • @user-zu1ix3yq2w
      @user-zu1ix3yq2w День тому +1

      very true

    • @mishynaofficial
      @mishynaofficial 13 годин тому

      it's both "a" and "s" actually

  • @Rafikichu
    @Rafikichu 19 днів тому +5

    My initial guess was F, and I find "fifth" dubious.

    • @newguy371
      @newguy371 18 днів тому +2

      And you are supposed to pronounce the "d" in "handkerchief."

    • @iota-09
      @iota-09 18 днів тому

      @@newguy371 i feel like yes?

  • @MrGeorgeFlorcus
    @MrGeorgeFlorcus Рік тому +36750

    That's why Michael chose "V" for "Vsauce"; it's the most stable, reliable letter in the English alphabet.

    • @dabbabyy
      @dabbabyy Рік тому +130

      Lol

    • @priyanshusonkar5381
      @priyanshusonkar5381 Рік тому +556

      Lol
      By the way, vsauce is short for 'video game sauce' since he started with that kind of content
      Edit: Yeah, I forgot that he once said in his video that Vsauce was a randomly generated name. Oh god *face palms*

    • @lepperkin
      @lepperkin Рік тому +666

      ​@@priyanshusonkar5381 no. It was created by a random name generator.

    • @dabbabyy
      @dabbabyy Рік тому +72

      @@priyanshusonkar5381 I'm sorry WHAT

    • @q404
      @q404 Рік тому +39

      Because Michael learns from his mistakes.

  • @u238productions
    @u238productions 7 місяців тому +9409

    “Business, marijuana, knife, talk”
    Something is adding up here

    • @successfulusername
      @successfulusername 7 місяців тому +448

      Ya- snitches get stitches. Best remain silent

    • @khjrwbhkl
      @khjrwbhkl 7 місяців тому +56

      heeheeheehaw

    • @khjrwbhkl
      @khjrwbhkl 7 місяців тому

      @@successfulusername and snitches dont get b1tches

    • @StrykerEXE
      @StrykerEXE 7 місяців тому +16

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @user-bf2kf1dm4w
      @user-bf2kf1dm4w 7 місяців тому +41

      dont forget pneumonia

  • @sparklespartan935
    @sparklespartan935 Місяць тому +279

    You definitely pronounce the Y in prayer!’ 😅😭 I do lol

    • @gr.4380
      @gr.4380 Місяць тому +7

      pray your?

    • @tmmaster6904
      @tmmaster6904 Місяць тому +38

      ​@@gr.4380obviously not, pronouncing the y doesn't change the e into an o, it's prayer not prær

    • @benjisaac
      @benjisaac Місяць тому +7

      You both pronounce a consonant when saying prayer, and pronounce the y in the vowel as it turns the letter a into the sound [ei] in both the word pray and prayer, so it’s just not silent either way lol

    • @NerdyMystic09
      @NerdyMystic09 27 днів тому +16

      ​@@gr.4380 no, it's literally pray-er.

    • @SalK-LS
      @SalK-LS 22 дні тому +6

      Not in my dialect. It's IPA: pɹɛɚ or pɹɛɹ.

  • @stevenfagaly3810
    @stevenfagaly3810 Місяць тому +88

    I've never said "fith" nor have I ever heard someone say it that way. I was shocked and came to the comments where I found out people are claiming the second f IS silent! You people are crazy.

    • @BombSquad.MP4
      @BombSquad.MP4 15 днів тому

      Huh? Fith, fif, and fifth are all pronounced exactly the same. What are you on about? First time learning English bud?

    • @amandajolu
      @amandajolu 13 днів тому +8

      I have never said "fith." 😂
      I've always pronounced the second f. I looked it up and it can be pronounced both ways.

    • @VictorSivtsev
      @VictorSivtsev 5 днів тому +5

      ​​@@BombSquad.MP4ain't no way bro thinks fif and fith sounds the same

    • @user-zu1ix3yq2w
      @user-zu1ix3yq2w День тому

      The world & the IPA are kind of biased to the US East Coast and England pronunciations of English words. English has changed the further/longer we've moved from England, and it's not an unadulterated language esp. after the Norman conquest..
      That second f definitely wasn't meant to be silent.

  • @gl1tched142
    @gl1tched142 Рік тому +9709

    The fact that half of those words are French just shows how much the French people care

    • @TheZapan99
      @TheZapan99 Рік тому +978

      Ironically, the P in Pterodactyl is pronounced in French.

    • @gl1tched142
      @gl1tched142 Рік тому +335

      @@TheZapan99 they just want to be cool I guess

    • @LemonMeIon
      @LemonMeIon Рік тому

      @@TheZapan99 How estupid!

    • @zectalyx930
      @zectalyx930 Рік тому +100

      ​@@gl1tched142 well I mean, there's a letter so they pronounce it 😆

    • @doyouknowkeplertwentytwob4032
      @doyouknowkeplertwentytwob4032 Рік тому +39

      @@zectalyx930 bro are you good?

  • @maxiboiiii9190
    @maxiboiiii9190 Місяць тому +16

    Bro really said FITH

    • @missharry5727
      @missharry5727 5 днів тому +7

      I have never heard anyone say FIFTH without two clear Fs.

  • @professional.commentator
    @professional.commentator 11 днів тому +5

    V was already my favorite letter of the alphabet and now that's another reason to love it!

  • @yuuki2ki691
    @yuuki2ki691 Рік тому +4582

    “V is for five” has got to be the smartest solution they could’ve made. Literally impressive

    • @lilly4617
      @lilly4617 Рік тому +94

      I dont get it 😭😂 can you explain?

    • @lilly4617
      @lilly4617 Рік тому +71

      @@jumblejumbo aaaaah took me a little 😂 thx lol

    • @Lillylafrog
      @Lillylafrog Рік тому +14

      @@lilly4617:o another Lilly! Hiiiii

    • @kiruyuu
      @kiruyuu Рік тому +12

      A fellow enstarrie, I was not expecting this but we are everywhere

    • @kellybraille
      @kellybraille Рік тому +104

      ​@@jumblejumbo I.... still don't get it. Yeah, V is five in Roman numbers...,But what does that have to do with this exactly? Do they mean that "v, meaning five, starts with the f sound?" I mean, x doesn't start with the t sound for ten either - I just don't get why its funny?

  • @MountainMan1204
    @MountainMan1204 Рік тому +8076

    Bro really just revived “covfefe”

  • @Muhammad-re4wk
    @Muhammad-re4wk 29 днів тому +12

    Q also makes a K sound so it's still pronounced in laqour.

  • @Niraansrivastava
    @Niraansrivastava 18 днів тому +13

    Bro casually dropped knife talk in there

  • @eliasujashvili7113
    @eliasujashvili7113 2 місяці тому +3453

    S in Aisle: 🗿

    • @slimeboy2048
      @slimeboy2048 Місяць тому +223

      The E: 🗿

    • @philipweber9545
      @philipweber9545 Місяць тому +355

      Aisle? More like, I'll

    • @nsshah25
      @nsshah25 Місяць тому +201

      E A in Tea: 🗿

    • @Claugustus
      @Claugustus Місяць тому +204

      @@nsshah25 ueue in Queue: 🗿

    • @evilshadowshadow1249
      @evilshadowshadow1249 Місяць тому

      @@nsshah25EA in tea is silent until you pay the monthly subscription 🌚.

  • @CygnusLaboratorys2056
    @CygnusLaboratorys2056 2 місяці тому +2736

    imagine how the guy making that book must've felt when he tried to look for a word with a silent V

    • @cole_cain
      @cole_cain Місяць тому +26

      fr

    • @DeadSpacedOut
      @DeadSpacedOut Місяць тому +240

      he was probably feeling like how you feel when you're writing a thousand word essay and you're a few words off but your mind has become mush and you cannot concentrate enough to add ANYTHING to it.

    • @AverageDonger
      @AverageDonger Місяць тому

      he probably felt similair to "x" and started looking for french words

    • @vreikezen8268
      @vreikezen8268 Місяць тому +38

      @@DeadSpacedOutSo specific, yet so relatable.

    • @DeadSpacedOut
      @DeadSpacedOut Місяць тому +21

      @@vreikezen8268 Yes, and I also somehow misspelled writing... I think my brain was still mush when I wrote that comment lol.

  • @SlimeyHD
    @SlimeyHD Місяць тому +10

    "E is for U"
    aw thank you Michael I appreciate your little gift

  • @watcherdigest
    @watcherdigest 19 днів тому +7

    Marijuana is wild for an alphabet book💀

    • @arcaears
      @arcaears 5 днів тому +2

      it's not in the book, and marijuana doesn't start with J, and the J in marijuana isn't even silent, terrible example

    • @Rikq
      @Rikq 4 дні тому

      @@arcaears hooold on, the J IS silent? we talking about like the sound in "judge"

    • @arcaears
      @arcaears 4 дні тому +1

      @@Rikq the j sounds like H. Mary huana

    • @Rikq
      @Rikq 4 дні тому

      @@arcaears therefore it is silent

    • @mickleberry
      @mickleberry 3 дні тому

      @@arcaears yeh agreed, in marijuana, the 'j' corresponds to a 'w' sound, it's not silent at all, imo

  • @YoBoyRona
    @YoBoyRona Рік тому +3677

    V stood up for itself to not be silenced, well done V, vhat a fantastic example!

  • @themalicous1
    @themalicous1 Рік тому +3844

    "Please use Djibouti in a sentence"
    "dayum girl Djibouti is thicc"

    • @SaladDongs
      @SaladDongs Рік тому +336

      Djibouti is relatively small

    • @Dubdsy
      @Dubdsy Рік тому +357

      This D is for Djibouti

    • @Sunflower_SM64
      @Sunflower_SM64 Рік тому +35

      I… was thinking the same

    • @noobslayer6915
      @noobslayer6915 Рік тому +23

      ​@@Dubdsy Lol, nice one 😂

    • @trunestor
      @trunestor Рік тому

      make you djibouti a slave trade for me😫

  • @rouninpanda6318
    @rouninpanda6318 18 днів тому +3

    I guess I've been saying "fifth" wrong my whole life if the second f is supposed to be silent.

  • @Mr_TopHat_Doge
    @Mr_TopHat_Doge Місяць тому +1

    Feel like I’ve seen that book cover before

  • @Kragatar
    @Kragatar 10 місяців тому +5586

    Makes V for Vendetta even more poetic. The one letter that can never be silenced.

  • @Larree17
    @Larree17 3 місяці тому +1586

    I accidentally watched this with the audio muted and thought the video was intentionally silent

    • @kasra4134
      @kasra4134 3 місяці тому +22

      Lmao

    • @AyushSingh-be2yi
      @AyushSingh-be2yi 2 місяці тому +60

      "Vsauce Effect"

    • @frenchtoast4491
      @frenchtoast4491 2 місяці тому +27

      thats something vsauce would do and I'd just go with it

    • @js8qp2pwisos
      @js8qp2pwisos 2 місяці тому +28

      My dad and brother watched half of A Quiet Place before they realized it was supposed to have sound lmao

    • @cole_cain
      @cole_cain Місяць тому +3

      @@js8qp2pwisos took it too seriously

  • @arellyvega2193
    @arellyvega2193 18 днів тому +2

    I think we should start calling him 'sause'

  • @dyrroth9296
    @dyrroth9296 Місяць тому +30

    "Djibouti" 💀

  • @jaypaint4855
    @jaypaint4855 8 місяців тому +4080

    “V is for Five” is actually brilliant

    • @SPYROSTSABOURIS
      @SPYROSTSABOURIS 7 місяців тому +499

      ​@Addison-ne2bn, it might be referencing the Roman numeral V

    • @Duenschissdoktor
      @Duenschissdoktor 7 місяців тому +13

      @@SPYROSTSABOURIS🤔🤔🤔🤔

    • @oceanbeach150
      @oceanbeach150 7 місяців тому +12

      ​@@Duenschissdoktor😂😢😮😅

    • @GreatValueMapleSyrup
      @GreatValueMapleSyrup 7 місяців тому +9

      ​@@SPYROSTSABOURISI think you might be right

    • @d4rriutz4_0
      @d4rriutz4_0 7 місяців тому +19

      @@Addison-ne2bnno, it's not, and five doesn't start with a v either, so that still make it the "worst" alphabet ever, v is in five but it isn't in the beginning

  • @verynice9814
    @verynice9814 Рік тому +2168

    Hence the name "Vsauce": Michael refuses to stay silent and actively searches for knowledge to pass down to us

    • @JmKrokY
      @JmKrokY Рік тому +6

      Yes

    • @IgnitionP
      @IgnitionP Рік тому +20

      sauce

    • @cumber3631
      @cumber3631 Рік тому +8

      Pretty sure it was randomly generated but ok

    • @domhamai
      @domhamai Рік тому +3

      Very nice

    • @jong7100
      @jong7100 Рік тому +1

      It's sad Vsauce2 and Vsauce3 got left behind because a numbering scheme.

  • @timtanium7074
    @timtanium7074 2 дні тому

    Love the fun bouncy energy here. Thumbnail graphic is also very nice

  • @jacksew
    @jacksew 13 днів тому +1

    “Knife-Talk” i see what you did there.

  • @Lemon_crochet_frog
    @Lemon_crochet_frog 4 місяці тому +1489

    "Business"
    okay
    "Marijuana"
    what

    • @drama_queen3010
      @drama_queen3010 2 місяці тому +106

      Marijuana is a spanish word in which the “j” is pronounced “h” so he’s also wrong

    • @Lemon_crochet_frog
      @Lemon_crochet_frog 2 місяці тому +16

      i was talking abt the difference between buisness and Marijuana, tho you are right

    • @charadr33murr
      @charadr33murr 2 місяці тому +65

      @@drama_queen3010In English “marijuana” doesn’t make an h sound either

    • @folx2733
      @folx2733 2 місяці тому +87

      ​@@drama_queen3010 it's pronounced as mari'uana in English so he's not

    • @TheAutobotPower
      @TheAutobotPower 2 місяці тому +22

      @@drama_queen3010 except in spanish isn't spelled like that, it's spelled "mariHuana" and "H" in spanish is silent (most of the time). I've no idea where that "J" in english came from.

  • @QuarterLifeCrises
    @QuarterLifeCrises Рік тому +4296

    Can't believe Vsauce finally solved the covfefe mystery!

    • @41-Haiku
      @41-Haiku Рік тому +92

      "coverage"

    • @LinguaPhiliax
      @LinguaPhiliax Рік тому +79

      I can't believe his channel gained a following by just calling it "sauce"

    • @patrickm1
      @patrickm1 Рік тому +71

      @@41-HaikuNo no you see he was actually tweeting an Arabic phrase that means "I will stand up," and it was so intentional that he deleted the tweet 2 minutes later and then denied that he posted it (don't Google what "I will stand up" in Arabic actually is because that's fake news or whatever).

    • @p-__
      @p-__ Рік тому +27

      My farts are better than Vsauce’s farts

    • @zapper_345
      @zapper_345 Рік тому +85

      ​@@p-__ This is the kind of bot we need

  • @deadpork5201
    @deadpork5201 10 днів тому +1

    "Marijuana, knife, talk"
    Someone should check up on Michael

  • @ridhamgoyal5855
    @ridhamgoyal5855 13 днів тому +1

    Thats why Vsauce named him Vsauce 🗿🗿

  • @vincelengyel3683
    @vincelengyel3683 Рік тому +2165

    From now on we should just call vsauce as ,,sauce’’ so its the only word in english language where v is scilent.

    • @FewVidsJustComments
      @FewVidsJustComments Рік тому +25

      @donut man Of doesnt have a ve in it, its just that it sounds like a ve at the end

    • @DamonDraven
      @DamonDraven Рік тому +3

      ​@@FewVidsJustComments Naive?

    • @OhioStudiosOG
      @OhioStudiosOG Рік тому +27

      ​@@DamonDraven that's pronounced with the v

    • @FewVidsJustComments
      @FewVidsJustComments Рік тому +7

      @@DamonDraven Nope, the v is pronounced in that word too

    • @DamonDraven
      @DamonDraven Рік тому

      @@FewVidsJustComments Yeah, but isn't it pronounced as an F, like "naïf"? English isn't my first language though, so I'm not sure.

  • @inorite4553
    @inorite4553 Рік тому +3639

    "V" is silent when V knows what's good for it and doesn't want it's knees broken.

    • @ROCKYPLAYA
      @ROCKYPLAYA Рік тому +172

      "Hey V, wanna know how a w is made?"

    • @Loading-lg6hs
      @Loading-lg6hs Рік тому +9

      lmaoooo

    • @thischannel1743
      @thischannel1743 Рік тому +8

      Cuh-nees

    • @link_team3855
      @link_team3855 Рік тому +1

      Great news: V doesnt have legs.

    • @Civilmonkey1
      @Civilmonkey1 Рік тому +2

      If you can use words from other languages like rendez-vous, faux-pas, and marijuana then bvlgaria would be the closest thing

  • @_ikako_
    @_ikako_ Місяць тому +2

    I can't stop thinking every line this guy says is an elaborate bit

  • @Ityor0
    @Ityor0 23 дні тому

    Gosh, I love the music when Michael is about to get real deep into thing's.

  • @cautionhazardous2236
    @cautionhazardous2236 Рік тому +3144

    Vsauce has a talent for making me mildly anxious about something that’s usually non-consequential

    • @Byryles
      @Byryles Рік тому +35

      The music, the tone of voice,,, it truly is an anxious person's worst nightmare

    • @Random_UserName4269
      @Random_UserName4269 Рік тому +15

      @@Byryles The upclose odd angles on his facial expressions.

    • @Ducky69247
      @Ducky69247 Рік тому +6

      Inconsequential?

    • @Sugarglidergirl101
      @Sugarglidergirl101 Рік тому

      Definitely the music. I remember having a creepy backrooms-ish dream one time with the music playing down the halls lol

    • @thetimebinder
      @thetimebinder Рік тому

      "Or does he?"

  • @Spubbily01
    @Spubbily01 Рік тому +2248

    Covfefe being the legitimate closest we've ever gotten to a silent V is hilarious.

    • @afj810
      @afj810 Рік тому +5

      *Fie* Foe Three Too Won

    • @jostensimons
      @jostensimons Рік тому

      vraisemblance

    • @cinthiarosasromero5239
      @cinthiarosasromero5239 Рік тому +3

      Rendezvous /randiou/

    • @helloxonsfan
      @helloxonsfan Рік тому +16

      Don't forget, that's from the same clown who tried to convince us that Thailand is pronounced like the English word for thighs.

    • @unstoppablegamer69420
      @unstoppablegamer69420 Рік тому +2

      no at the end of the video it showed five which can be pronounced two ways, faive and fie

  • @JorgeGarcia-lw7vc
    @JorgeGarcia-lw7vc Місяць тому +1

    Aisle seems like pretty accurate first two vowels, at least for so many languages.

  • @geethenerd
    @geethenerd 9 днів тому

    The casual roast was immaculate

  • @CloutmasterPhluphyy
    @CloutmasterPhluphyy 9 місяців тому +2989

    V is simply just so loud it can't be silenced

    • @Stup1d...r
      @Stup1d...r 8 місяців тому +27

      as i person whose name starts with v, i feel appreciated

    • @bunnzy5179
      @bunnzy5179 8 місяців тому +5

      ​@@Stup1d...rsame

    • @chih_le
      @chih_le 8 місяців тому

      Double-v

    • @Fanbter
      @Fanbter 8 місяців тому

      thank you 🥶

    • @legacy5gd
      @legacy5gd 8 місяців тому

      No way GD player

  • @imrustyokay
    @imrustyokay Рік тому +2610

    I love how Michael is making bite sized versions of his videos.

    • @masterpaine9161
      @masterpaine9161 Рік тому +17

      You the new guy
      They're called shorts

    • @imrustyokay
      @imrustyokay Рік тому +64

      @@masterpaine9161 yeah well that name sucks, i call them bite-sized

    • @limerumpus3589
      @limerumpus3589 Рік тому

      @@masterpaine9161 You can fit your entire fist in your mouth, while I can fit an entire UA-cam short into mine.
      We are not the same.

    • @lethabozitha7692
      @lethabozitha7692 Рік тому +7

      ​@@imrustyokaytrue that

    • @WhiskeyNixon
      @WhiskeyNixon Рік тому

      so you're the kinda person UA-cam did this for, eh?
      these things are garbage and good channels are doing them only to satisfy the UA-cam algorithms. It's YT trying to be TikTok, trying to hook the no-attention-span, can't-be-bothered-to-roatate-their-phone kids.

  • @YRMW1983
    @YRMW1983 19 днів тому

    I really look forward to watching you get your first norm and no doubt the GM title in the end!

  • @Maxy.waxyyy
    @Maxy.waxyyy 9 днів тому

    Sounds like a sleeper activation phrase 😭

  • @bryancrain88
    @bryancrain88 Рік тому +726

    V is never silent because he likes to monologue too much.

    • @nubbs4753
      @nubbs4753 Рік тому +3

      Him and his God damn book of V

    • @CourtneyCoulson
      @CourtneyCoulson Рік тому +38

      Very verbal, verbose, voluminous verbiage.

    • @ash2marie
      @ash2marie Рік тому +2

      A+ comment you caught me so off guard

    • @p-__
      @p-__ Рік тому +3

      My farts are better than Vsauce’s farts

    • @freesk8
      @freesk8 Рік тому +3

      Remember, remember the Vth of November...

  • @TONY-uk7ps
    @TONY-uk7ps Рік тому +765

    "D is for your booty"
    Man i need to clean my brain

  • @THISmusicGUY
    @THISmusicGUY Місяць тому +2

    “The example word is pterrible”

  • @ragboysinterestinglife
    @ragboysinterestinglife 16 днів тому +1

    'So why isn't it deleted from the word' 🗿🍷

  • @KernelLeak
    @KernelLeak Рік тому +562

    I could have sworn the V in Vsauce was silent...

    • @mngbb11
      @mngbb11 Рік тому +25

      Then you must be on the (V)sauce

    • @andreaspatsalides1914
      @andreaspatsalides1914 Рік тому +28

      You call it Esauce?

    • @KernelLeak
      @KernelLeak Рік тому +7

      @@andreaspatsalides1914 What vlse?

    • @goatsfluff
      @goatsfluff Рік тому +1

      @@KernelLeak YVSSSSS XD

    • @SakhotGamer
      @SakhotGamer Рік тому +3

      In literally every video he says "Hey! Vsauce, Michael here"
      The V was never silent.

  • @JayEyedWolf
    @JayEyedWolf 11 місяців тому +4928

    In fifth grade, I had an argument with a classmate over whether Pterodactyl started with a silent P To settle it, as I walked into the classroom, I asked my teacher to confirm that pterodactyl started with a P. To my everlasting bitterness, she gave me a baffled look and said "no, it obviously starts with T", then waved me on. Naturally my friend took this as a victory. As I said, I am still bitter.

    • @LucasDanielSantoro
      @LucasDanielSantoro 11 місяців тому +811

      This is the saddest story ever encapsulating all authorities that have disappointed us collectively

    • @JayEyedWolf
      @JayEyedWolf 11 місяців тому +264

      @@LucasDanielSantoro I'm so glad someone understands my pain. :'(

    • @adityarocky
      @adityarocky 11 місяців тому +356

      I need a written apology letter from the teacher as well as an apology video from your friend with tears!

    • @HowardBaileyMusic
      @HowardBaileyMusic 11 місяців тому

      ua-cam.com/video/6r7BYOcwCD8/v-deo.htmlsi=CYKbL3eThvnKntZ0

    • @MagicianStevey
      @MagicianStevey 11 місяців тому +186

      I’ve never been more angry reading a comment

  • @uikmnhj4me
    @uikmnhj4me Місяць тому +3

    I’d argue the y in prayer isn’t silent in all accents, but I’m sure there’s another word where it is silent

  • @jasonzawtun
    @jasonzawtun 25 днів тому +1

    So I kept watching this short until I saw the answer. And when I saw it, I started thinking about Murder Drones.

  • @mRahman92
    @mRahman92 Рік тому +1116

    Maybe we should start pretending the V is silent in Vsauce.

  • @beaver_warrior
    @beaver_warrior Рік тому +1271

    Oddly enough, whenever the letter V is silent in a word it gets dropped completely. "O'er the land of the free" and "ne'er-do-well" are good examples.

    • @Vorock16
      @Vorock16 Рік тому +85

      That could be a case for it being silently actually. Nothing is stopping us from dropping silents in other words.

    • @vyor8837
      @vyor8837 Рік тому +20

      ... the v isn't silent in either of those two words

    • @beaver_warrior
      @beaver_warrior Рік тому +92

      @@vyor8837 Hate to break it to you but it most certainly is silent.

    • @beaver_warrior
      @beaver_warrior Рік тому +81

      @Heath You do realize that a letter in a word can be silent in one accent and pronounced in another, right? Some accents pronounce the "h" in "herbs", while others say "erbs"

    • @cosmodewit
      @cosmodewit Рік тому +2

      Silent in a words, spoken with certain accents*

  • @jgray2718
    @jgray2718 Місяць тому +7

    To be fair, rendezvous isn't English so much as directly lifted from French, and they'll make _anything_ silent.

    • @boptillyouflop
      @boptillyouflop День тому

      That's the evolution of French... Dropping the last consonants and last vowels out of basically every word. Though the "z" in "rendez" actually can be pronounced ("Rendez en 2 bleus" /ʁãdez ã dø blø/ "Make 2 of them blue").

  • @XYLEM__632
    @XYLEM__632 Місяць тому +1

    I had this book when I was younger 😅

  • @Purrfect_Werecat
    @Purrfect_Werecat 2 місяці тому +254

    and here i am, always pronouncing the second f in fifth

    • @passbenw
      @passbenw 19 днів тому +21

      Some of this definitely varies by region. Everyone I know pronounces that f and some of the other "silent" letters too.

    • @jackreynolds2144
      @jackreynolds2144 11 днів тому +3

      I pronounce the L in talk

    • @godofpoison6667
      @godofpoison6667 10 днів тому

      ifth

  • @MichaelWmBruce
    @MichaelWmBruce Рік тому +1781

    Maybe it's a dialect thing, but I have always pronounced both Fs in "fifth".

    • @biggringus5499
      @biggringus5499 Рік тому +107

      No u r totally right

    • @limpydan5850
      @limpydan5850 Рік тому +177

      "fith" What's a fith?

    • @steebie7775
      @steebie7775 Рік тому +67

      It's not a dialect thing, you're right, and this dude is wrong. I used to love his videos, but I can't take him seriously anymore.

    • @happymack6605
      @happymack6605 Рік тому +40

      💯 correct. Do these same people not pronounce the f in twelfth? 🤷🏽‍♀️. I’m from the Northeast US; I’ve never heard anyone not pronounce an f

    • @biggringus5499
      @biggringus5499 Рік тому +156

      @@steebie7775 ??? I mean idk bout taking it that seriously. Language always shifts and complex sounds are simplified. I wouldn't be surprised to discover I had mad the f in fifth silent without thinking about it, it is kind of a tough tongue move.

  • @teddycuteface3137
    @teddycuteface3137 Місяць тому

    That's actually one of the *BEST* alphabet books ever

  • @Thing1G
    @Thing1G 22 дні тому

    Imagine reading thisto your child and being like "M is for Marijuana..."

  • @mad576wastaken
    @mad576wastaken Рік тому +897

    The writers really said "we do a bit of trolling"

  • @user-gl4fk8dk9w
    @user-gl4fk8dk9w Рік тому +774

    I showed this to my 5 year old (he can read well) and the look of horror when he saw "a is for Aisle"was unforgettable! He declined when I offered to get him the book.

    • @ldmtag
      @ldmtag Рік тому +12

      But... A is not silent in [ail]😟😰

    • @ekuu8918
      @ekuu8918 Рік тому +27

      ​@@ldmtag In terms of vowels, there is an /a/ in the diphthong /ai/, but the problem is that that diphthong is usually associated with the letter "i" in English. So the word "aisle" is pronounced exactly the same as the word "isle", and most English speakers would see the A as redundant.

    • @alosialee
      @alosialee Рік тому +12

      Can I just say as a parent I would have and did in fact cackle at this. 😂😂😂

    • @sskhussaini
      @sskhussaini Рік тому +1

      @@alosialee as a non parent, I too cackled like an old lady at this.

    • @aparnarai3708
      @aparnarai3708 Рік тому

      ​@@ekuu8918but isn't aisle pronounced as aile

  • @itz_realAdub11
    @itz_realAdub11 21 день тому

    Knife, talk
    My mind: im mr body catcher

  • @sharpnova2
    @sharpnova2 19 днів тому +2

    the second f in "fifth" is absolutely NOT silent.

    • @RGDFF
      @RGDFF 17 днів тому

      Yeah like how are we supposed to say "That's the fith kid of mine"

    • @arcaears
      @arcaears 5 днів тому

      neither is the J in marijuana who is this idiot

  • @omar9788
    @omar9788 Рік тому +512

    Being half Djiboutian, it feels rather strange but satisfying to see my tiny nation being mentioned.

    • @salakast
      @salakast Рік тому +40

      Funnily, the book could've also used djinn.

    • @extazy9944
      @extazy9944 Рік тому +25

      some random ass military power: can we build a base here?
      djibouti: ¥€$

    • @thediaxd3747
      @thediaxd3747 Рік тому +5

      ​@@salakast or djent

    • @_P2M_
      @_P2M_ Рік тому +33

      Don't feel bad. Djibouti is a favorite among 7th grade geography classes. You can always hear a chuckle...

    • @anarchistathena
      @anarchistathena Рік тому +15

      Do Djiboutians make jokes about living in ja booty? Joking about butts is a universal constant.

  • @quantum_psi
    @quantum_psi Рік тому +177

    For every second you are not running, Michael gets closer

    • @sebbo128
      @sebbo128 Рік тому +35

      But Michael only gets half as close as he was before. So does he ever reach you?

    • @muel1565
      @muel1565 Рік тому +9

      @@sebbo128 *moonman starts playing*

    • @OmarHyari2009
      @OmarHyari2009 Рік тому +3

      Remember to state your velocity after you hug him and run.

  • @incongruous4
    @incongruous4 10 днів тому

    Man just spoiled the entire book in 15 seconds

  • @MelonGamerGG
    @MelonGamerGG 10 днів тому +1

    Me as a person with V letter in my name be like :

  • @oceanman4166
    @oceanman4166 Рік тому +471

    YES
    WE FINALLY HAVE A VOICE CLIP OF VSAUCE SAYING MARIJUANA
    let the memes commence

  • @kiveonn
    @kiveonn Рік тому +2382

    "D is for ya booty" - Michael Vsauce

    • @grizz865
      @grizz865 Рік тому +83

      djibouti is a country

    • @sunilzala3909
      @sunilzala3909 Рік тому

      @@grizz865 I got a D for your bootay.

    • @assininecomment1630
      @assininecomment1630 Рік тому +19

      *Michael*

    • @kiveonn
      @kiveonn Рік тому +43

      @@assininecomment1630 thanks for noticing, can't be having a typo on a comment that's getting this many likes lol

    • @gilbertolcx
      @gilbertolcx Рік тому +3

      💀💀💀

  • @nito8066
    @nito8066 Місяць тому

    he be telling a whole story

  • @user-ze4nn1dx6z
    @user-ze4nn1dx6z 7 днів тому

    Aisle literally starts with the sound "ah" lol

  • @johnnye87
    @johnnye87 Рік тому +1231

    Whoever decided to spell the word "ne'er-do-well" didn't realise the consequences of their actions

    • @blondemaverick
      @blondemaverick Рік тому +73

      Yooooooooooo! English major here - I'm stealing that word for class covering this! You're a genius! I forgot about ne'er!

    • @theanonymousmrgrape5911
      @theanonymousmrgrape5911 Рік тому +35

      Ne’er, e’er and o’er all follow that convention.

    • @MichiganFresh
      @MichiganFresh Рік тому +49

      This isn't the same as silent, it's a contraction

    • @siyacer
      @siyacer Рік тому +13

      the missing letter is g

    • @bobross4616
      @bobross4616 Рік тому +1

      I love it tho.

  • @6xXx_Jack_xXx9
    @6xXx_Jack_xXx9 11 місяців тому +382

    V is very vocal.

  • @billyjolly4855
    @billyjolly4855 Місяць тому

    English Language: It's silent..... Me: You're lying!!!

  • @byron-mitchell
    @byron-mitchell 23 дні тому

    Bro thought he could skip V and thought we wouldn't notice 😂😂😂😂

  • @andymcpandy2128
    @andymcpandy2128 10 місяців тому +901

    "D is for Djibouti" is my new favourite chat-up line. 😂😂

    • @Srikchik
      @Srikchik 9 місяців тому +3

      🤣🤣

    • @EpicGammingCrew
      @EpicGammingCrew 8 місяців тому +5

      _It’s good to be D_

    • @Monkayvr251
      @Monkayvr251 8 місяців тому +4

      If someone takes over Djibouti, I hope they say, “I GOT DJIBOUTI!”

    • @luckdonci
      @luckdonci 8 місяців тому +1

      Im from Djibouti 😂

    • @andymcpandy2128
      @andymcpandy2128 8 місяців тому

      @@luckdonci I'm not sure how I feel about that 😂

  • @Ocean-blvd.
    @Ocean-blvd. Рік тому +780

    Bros about to activate a super soldier with all these words.

    • @sarahdavis3805
      @sarahdavis3805 Рік тому +4

      Lolololol

    • @MrTeddy12397
      @MrTeddy12397 Рік тому +35

      Spiral staircase
      Rhinoceros beetle
      Desolation Row
      Fig tart
      Rhinoceros beetle
      Via Dolorosa
      Rhinoceros beetle
      Singularity point
      Giotto
      Angel
      Hydrangea
      Rhinoceros beetle
      Singularity point
      Secret emperor

    • @astrofield6359
      @astrofield6359 Рік тому +10

      @@MrTeddy12397 NO

    • @dead.inside.585
      @dead.inside.585 Рік тому +9

      I understood that reference

    • @Kilovotis
      @Kilovotis Рік тому

      Most of the intelligence community doesn't believe he exist, but the ones who do call him the Silent Soldier. He is credited with over two dozen assassinations in the last 50 years.

  • @decipheringenglishleaveitt3812
    @decipheringenglishleaveitt3812 Місяць тому

    Oh I have a copy of this book; a very clever, funny and informative one. The illustration is beautiful.
    Topgallant is pronounced as to'ge'ln, midshipman traditionally as mijipmn.

  • @xXxINeedHelpxXx
    @xXxINeedHelpxXx Місяць тому

    My elementary teacher used a book similar to this because we needed to learn about silent letters

  • @rattyeely
    @rattyeely 7 місяців тому +1711

    The fact that everyone somehow agreed on a way to pronounce Covfefe is hilarious

    • @Aceburn5
      @Aceburn5 6 місяців тому +29

      I always thought it was pronounced kah-FEEF

    • @Goomba456
      @Goomba456 6 місяців тому

      Trump actually says the word in a video, it's on the Wikipedia page for covfefe.

    • @WanderTheNomad
      @WanderTheNomad 5 місяців тому +39

      I pronounce it coh fee fee

    • @bumbleberryshortcake6099
      @bumbleberryshortcake6099 5 місяців тому +10

      Tbh i thought it was co-vef-ee

    • @foxwhistle
      @foxwhistle 5 місяців тому +11

      Coh-Feh-fay. Like Pepe the Frog.

  • @tilmanchan283
    @tilmanchan283 6 місяців тому +540

    “Business Marijuana knife talk” sounds like what your ‘big brother’ does

    • @Candela-100
      @Candela-100 3 місяці тому +4

      💀

    • @40hzLMAO
      @40hzLMAO 3 місяці тому +4

      i can confirm this is what my little sister thinks i do

    • @elfishmoss1457
      @elfishmoss1457 3 місяці тому +4

      But the question is, is she right​@@40hzLMAO

    • @cart4092
      @cart4092 3 місяці тому +2

      @@elfishmoss1457lol definitely not dude look at his profile

    • @40hzLMAO
      @40hzLMAO 3 місяці тому +2

      @@elfishmoss1457 without the business part yea pretty much

  • @SignificantNumberOfBeavers
    @SignificantNumberOfBeavers 17 днів тому

    Forecastle rocked my world.

  • @coreyseigworth9822
    @coreyseigworth9822 Місяць тому +1

    Ahh! you made it here so now complete Jonny RaZer's secret ending quiz.

  • @zantonio1310
    @zantonio1310 6 місяців тому +940

    I was expecting
    "This is the worst alphabet book ever"
    "OR IS IT??"

  • @popipouma
    @popipouma 10 місяців тому +800

    I remember my 5th grade English teacher gave all the words from this book to us as an April fools day spelling test and I almost cried. Best alphabet book ever 10/10 would recommend to make children cry.

    • @AllisonChains64
      @AllisonChains64 10 місяців тому +33

      "10/10 to make children cry" lmaoooooo😅😭

    • @Egg0-
      @Egg0- 10 місяців тому +14

      I NEED this if I ever become a teacher.

  • @pinkmonkey328
    @pinkmonkey328 13 днів тому

    I got this book twice for the same Christmas lol

  • @ttompty
    @ttompty День тому

    bro was brainstorming silent letters for hours

  • @delt19
    @delt19 Рік тому +1692

    Damn...Trump was making history with covfefe and we didn't even know it. Dude was ahead of his time.

    • @Zika42
      @Zika42 Рік тому +327

      Truly one of the presidents of all time.

    • @ThBlueSalamander
      @ThBlueSalamander Рік тому +55

      ​@@Zika42 somehow xd

    • @johns.8220
      @johns.8220 Рік тому +67

      I know many terrific beautiful American-made words, everyone agrees.

    • @bosssnurp5912
      @bosssnurp5912 Рік тому +92

      @@ThBlueSalamander here before a political argument happens lol

    • @nuntius1
      @nuntius1 Рік тому +7

      @@bosssnurp5912 lol me too

  • @Greyn9999
    @Greyn9999 10 місяців тому +1556

    Vsauce: v is never silent
    My friend who calls him “sauce”:

  • @jackietaillon608
    @jackietaillon608 21 день тому

    When that one friend got that Djibouti

  • @RetardedMinion
    @RetardedMinion Місяць тому

    I’m just seeing this short again and I just realized my teacher helped make that book