Re: [tied] Re: *gwistis

>it's a
> >matter of common knowledge in France that many spellings with no
> >phonetical relevance were introduced due to cultivated Latin

Also, of course, in English: e.g the "b" in "debt", and the "p" rather than
"b" in "apricot" (on the assuption that it came from Latin apricus = sunny).

Peter