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Why is there a "b" in doubt?

Gina Cooke · TED

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Say the word "doubt" aloud. What is that "b" doing there? Does it have any purpose? Gina Cooke explains the long and winding history of "doubt" and why the spelling though it seems random is a wink to its storied past. [Directed by David Bernal, narrated by Gina Cooke].

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Gina Cooke
Year
2012
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics, History, Languages and linguistics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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