Glob posted...
I dont read that as having a silent letter.
This might just be an Australian thing but there are some words we "skip" certain syllables or sounds in when speaking. "Often" as "offen" is a common one, and we tend to pronounce the 't' at the end of contractions like won't/don't silently - not quite "wone" but not far off it. However, if it's the last word in the sentence, we pronounce the 't'. I know I worded that very poorly but hopefully you get what I mean. More egregiously we're cheeky enough to say "forehead" as "forrid."
Another word I see pronounced two different ways is appreciate. Us commoners usually say "app-ree-
shee
-ate," while I often hear English teachers pronounce it "app-ree-see-ate," usually speaking a little slower.