Oh, whilst we are on the topic of “almost silent” consonants, Auvergne place names are replete with such examples as Cunhlat (pronounced /kɛ̃.ja/), Flat and Aulhat (just to name but 3 villages in my neighbourhood), where the ‘t’ is always silent, the ‘h’ is transformed into a ‘y’, and the ‘n’ is nasalised to the point of almost being inaudible…mixtures of Old French and Oc (yes, Oc was spoken as far north as the Auvergne), make pronouncing such words correctly the first time an immediate “you’re not from here conversation piece” 