It would be funny if it wasn't true

[Rosco T.]

The English language is very difficult to learn, mostly because of the silent K. You have one silent K in KNOT, two silent K's in KNUCKLE, three silent K's in REPUBLICAN and 4 in KNICKKNACK

[CrackityJones75]

1. LOL! Well played!

Copying

[The Magistrate]

2. Well Played, Sir

[bringthePaine]

3. always liked this one

[SergeStorms]

4. Ohhhhhh....I see what you did there.

Three silent KKKs in republican. I'm not as dumb as I look.

[wnylib]

5. Slightly off topic, but I used to teach English

to English language learners, most of them being native Spanish speakers. There are many amusing stories about silent letters and mispronunciations, misuse of cognates between Spanish and English, and surprised reactions to American customs. I learned that it was important to let students know that mistakes were inevitable (I made my own when learning Spanish), and to have a sense of humor about it.