Rachel Adams
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- Nov 4, 2018
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- Russian
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- Georgia
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- Georgia
Is the "c" pronounced as "k" only before "e/i/y"?
No. It's the opposite.Is the "c" pronounced as "k" only before "e/i/y"?
Is that what you intended to write, Rachel?Is the "c" pronounced as [STRIKE]"k"[/STRIKE] "s" only when it comes before "e/i/y"?
Is that what you intended to write, Rachel?
Then the answer is basically, yes. There are some exceptions such as "soccer" and "muscle", but they are just that - exceptions.
The rule says you should pronounce "c" as /k/ when it precedes a consonant. The "c" in muscle isn't pronounced that way.Why is "muscle" an exception? There is an "l" [STRIKE]before[/STRIKE] after it.
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