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Letters That Don't Make Any Sense

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Tram law
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10-03-2010 4:04 PM

Think about it.
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The letter C is often said as a K or an S. Such as in cut or cat or in center.
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I've often had problems with words like success because of this. I often misspell it.
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All it does is mimic the sound of two other consonants, so why do we need the letter C?
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Tram law
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10-04-2010 12:07 PM 		Reply to: Message 3 by NoNukes
10-04-2010 7:59 AM

Re: What about 'ch'
They do it with the Italian language such as Medici.
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10-04-2010 12:08 PM 		Reply to: Message 6 by Jon
10-04-2010 10:25 AM

Re: I am a C-
Great topic, by the way!
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Thank you.
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