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True or false: The word 'ghost' is spelled with an h because of the influence of the Flemish language?
True or false: The word 'ghost' is spelled with an h because of the influence of the Flemish language?
True
True or false: The original monks who attempted to write down Anglo-Saxon English in a Latin alphabet did a poor job phonetically representing the words?
True or false: The original monks who attempted to write down Anglo-Saxon English in a Latin alphabet did a poor job phonetically representing the words?
False
True or false: The word 'gost' was spelled 'gheest' in Flemish?
True or false: The word 'gost' was spelled 'gheest' in Flemish?
True
True or false: The development of English spelling has been systematic and consistent throughout history?
True or false: The development of English spelling has been systematic and consistent throughout history?
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True or false: The word 'gnome' would have been pronounced with a silent g in Anglo-Saxon English?
True or false: The word 'gnome' would have been pronounced with a silent g in Anglo-Saxon English?
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