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Debt

Debt

Say: DET

Karthik paid back his debt of fifty rupees to Tenzin.

Remember: The b is silent, just like in 'doubt'. Scholars added it to look like Latin 'debitum'.

Short lessonSay it rightEnglish spelling doesn't always show the sound. Some letters stay silent.

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