Deep Thoughts III
Jun 11, 2019 18:37:15 #
Jun 11, 2019 18:50:08 #
Flying Three wrote:
Which letter is silent in the word "Scent," the S or the C?
The C.
Jun 11, 2019 18:58:15 #
Jun 11, 2019 19:12:32 #
Flying Three wrote:
Are you sure?
Yes. For me the Oxford Dictionary is the rule. It says the pronunciation is "sent". It also differentiates the "smell" about the word from "cent" which is about coins. Here's another reference:
late Middle English (denoting the sense of smell): from Old French sentir 'perceive, smell,' from Latin sentire . The addition of -c- (in the 17th century) is unexplained. So the c is silent and also shouldn't really be there.Aug 27, 2014
pronunciation - In the word "Scent", is the S or the C silent ...
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/.../in-the-word-scent-is-the-s-or-the-c-silent
Jun 11, 2019 21:49:28 #
Jun 12, 2019 07:02:04 #
Jun 12, 2019 07:03:57 #
And how about "sol-der," vs "sod-der," as in, "I will solder these wires together."
Jun 12, 2019 07:29:37 #
Flying Three wrote:
Which letter is silent in the word "Scent," the S or the C?
Both
Jun 12, 2019 07:44:49 #
Neither, if enunciated correctly.
--Bob
--Bob
Flying Three wrote:
Which letter is silent in the word "Scent," the S or the C?
Jun 12, 2019 08:21:39 #
You folks all sound like the time-wasters/troublemakers from one of my English classes out of the past. I always told them that situations like this were an example of the many quirks of the English language and moved on. 
Jun 12, 2019 10:18:34 #
Jun 12, 2019 10:35:21 #
I had a friend whose signature was Joh3n. He always said the 3 was silent. So was the h.
Jun 12, 2019 10:50:32 #
Jun 12, 2019 12:51:35 #
Jun 12, 2019 14:07:00 #
My wife's name was Jo Ann but we always called her by her middle name Wan. Where did that W come form?
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