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why did they pick the "e" to be the silent letter at the end of words? who has this sort of authority? why don't we have silent a's at the end of words?

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The letter "b" is also silent at the end of some words. Case in point: numb.
English is just a screwy language when it comes to spelling vs. pronunciation, but French is as well. Spanish is the only language I've studied where the spelling is consistent with the pronunciation.
It's a wonder more people don't mangle the language like our dear Shrub does. I've heard it's not an easy language for foreigners to learn because there are so many differences between the way a word is spelled and the way it is pronounced and also because English grammar isn't easy for many foreigners to learn.