Talk:Hard and soft C
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[edit] Exception to the rule
Words like 'chef,' in which the c is followed by an h and pronounced [ʃ] would seem to be an exception to the rule stated in the article. Joshua Crowgey 11:17, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Muscle
The c in muscle was originally hard. The word is derived from latin musculus. The /k/ sound disappeard by the phenomenon of elision. In the deriviative muscular, the /k/ is retained. Andreas (T) 20:19, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks for the beneficial note on this, Andreas. Your modest "elision" of my recent additions thus makes sense :) Maybe even a tidbit about this elision phenomenon with muscle (and maybe corpuscle?) can be added to the article, too. —Regards, Catdude 07:27, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks for adding the tidbit :) —Catdude 02:15, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
