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Why isn't "Wednesday" spelled "Wensday"? Why do we pronounce it like that?

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Spellings are resistant to change. Pronunciations change, but the spelling remains the same and reflects the older, original pronunciation. The current pronunciation is an example of metathesis, where the /n/ and /d/ have switched.