How do you pronounce the word memory?
Is the F silent in often?
Why? Often has a medial /t/ that, like similar words such has “hasten” and “soften,” was once pronounced and is now typically silent. Unlike the similar words, pronouncing the “t” in “often” has returned in some modern usage.
What is word memory?
noun, plural mem·o·ries.
the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences. the act or fact of retaining and recalling impressions, facts, etc.; remembrance; recollection: to draw from memory.