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grnass
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I need a help please

Post by grnass » Sun Dec 12, 2004 3:15 pm

my question is : when we pronuance C as K? what is the rull?
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EH
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Post by EH » Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:51 pm

There is no hard and fast rule. But the generalization is this:
if c is followed by a consonant, o, a, or u, then it's pronounced /k/
if c is followed by i, e, or y used as a vowel, then it's pronounced /s/

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