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EPISODE · Jan 27, 2017 · 34 MIN

Episode 20: Letter C

from Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast

The letter C has split personalities. Sometimes it has a hard K sound, and sometimes it has a soft S sound. Sometimes it's a part of letter combinations whose pronunciations vary from word to word. The causes of these split personalities are rooted in a complicated history that begins in Ancient Phoenicia.

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