Welcome to Feb-roo-er-ee.  Or, is it Feb-yoo-er-ee?

Dictionary.com tells me it's either/or.  

I've always made the effort to pronounce the "R" in February but I've learned it's not necessary.  So, it leaves me wondering why the "R" is there.

It's like "honest" and "honour".  If we're not pronouncing the "H", why do we put it there?  And, what about "subtle" and "receipt".  We find a silent "B" in subtle and a silent "P" in receipt.  What the heck.

Then we've got "pneumonia" and "phlegm" with their silent "P" and "G" respectively.

Then we fuse the English with French and come up with words like "Depot" and "Rapport" and "Rendezvous".  

Oh, and why is there a "W" in "wrangle"?  Why is there a "G" in "eight".  And, should there not be two "T's" in "eighteen"?

How were we even capable of learning this language when we were kids?  I think we're all brilliant, bordering on genius.