TED-Ed

Gina Cooke: Why is there a "b" in doubt?

2012 • E112    Dec 17, 2012    3m
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].

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