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Redkiddy Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

c sound or similar ones

I 've always wondered why we sound the letter ----c---- with the sound ---k---

for example : computer here the --c--- sound is pronounced with --k--sound why?
  

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It is from the Latin computare , and Latin c always has the /k/ sound. Latin origins explain much of our pronunciation.

— Mister Micawber

  • It is from the Latin computare , and Latin c always has the /k/ sound.
  • Latin origins explain much of our pronunciation.
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It is from the Latin computare, and Latin c always has the /k/ sound. Latin origins explain much of our pronunciation.
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Thanks Mister Micawber

So When I come across these sort of words ,I will logically think that word was originated into English from other languages,right?
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RedkiddyThanks Mister Micawber

So When I come across these sort of words ,I will logically think that word was originated into English from other languages,right?

I had heard once that all but 11 words currently in use in English are from "other" languages...English is a real pain because it has so many different roots, and the rules for how
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sometimes "c" is pronounced like "s" as in "cell"

what about this one?Emotion: pizza
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Actually, the "c" is a poor little orphan letter which has no sound of its own!
It's pronounced like an "s" before "e", "i", or "y", and like a "k" before other letters.

Shall we ban these useless "c"s from English and replace all of them with "s" or "k"?!!!
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AHahn If only the "universalization" of languages was based on linguistic simplicity, rather than politics...
What do you mean?
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I think some words that have the letter "c" are pronounced with the sound "k", but not all. For example, following words are not pronounced with the sound "k".

1. certain

2. cereal

3. race

Regards,
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