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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Success and Process
Can someone tell me why Success has 2 c's and Process has 1? Thanks! 
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Both c s in success are pronounced: the first as /k/ and the second as /s/.
- Both c s in success are pronounced: the first as /k/ and the second as /s/.
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Both cs in success are pronounced: the first as /k/ and the second as /s/.
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AnonymousCan someone tell me why Success has 2 c's and Process has 1?It has to do with the history of these words, both of which were borrowed into English from Latin.
The relevant facts here are that Latin has many prefixes that are added to the Latin roots, that two of these are "sub" and "pro", and that these are added to the Latin root word "cess
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