Oxford Dictionary:
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us...ish/background
Merriam-Webster:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/background
Cambridge:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/d...ish/background
Dictionary.com:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/background?s=t
Quote:
Originally Posted by Destroyer
you can't hear the g next to the ck
it's like backgammon, the g is there, but if you remove it and say backammon, it sounds the fucking same, come on now
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The most esteemed dictionaries all support the argument that the "g" isn't silent. In fact, they show that the "g" is emphasized. In fact, it's simply "back ground" only as one word.