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Romance language, official in 29 states, including France, Belgium and Côte d'Ivoire. For non-linguistic questions about the French language, visit our sister site French Language Stack Exchange.

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How and why did so many French letters become silent?

Around when, and why, did French stop pronouncing final plural-marking s, the -ent ending and so many other sounds that are meaningful? … And does anyone know of any contemporary French commentary around this time? …
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