English spelling is full of letters that American and British speakers skip: the T in "often", the L in "salmon", the middle of "Wednesday". Indian English has a long tradition of learning the language from the page, and many speakers pronounce what is written. The result is a set of forms that are regular, predictable and widely accepted across India — but which can make a familiar word sound unfamiliar for a split second to an ear that expects silent letters to stay silent. What you will learn: • Why spelling shapes the sound • Silent letters sounded • Syllables that stay • Vowels read as written • Words borrowed from french and others • Which ones are widely accepted • The judgement trap • Using spelling as your decoding key • Practice: decode the sentence • Listening strategies • Self-check questions to test your ear Level: B1–B2. Self-study: listen, then take the quizzes. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.