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I am Psmith," said the old Etonian reverently. "There is a preliminary P before the name. This, however, is silent. Like the tomb. Compare such words as ptarmigan, psalm, and phthisis.

P. G. Wodehouse
Names, Psalms, Silent
P. G. Wodehouse (2012). “Psmith, Journalist”, p.223, The Floating Press
I am Psmith, said the old Etonian reverently. There is a preliminary P before the name. This, however, is silent. Like the tomb. Compare such words as ptarmigan, psalm, and phthisis.