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Hello, guys.
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My name is F@nny.
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And in this video we are gonna practice
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the pronunciation of words containing
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a silent ‘C’ in English.
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Now as you probably know,
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there are words in the English language like,
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‘scent’ or ‘muscle’
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They are spelled with ‘sc’ and in most cases the ‘C’ is silent.
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So you don't say ‘skent’, but ‘scent’.
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You don't say ‘musKle’, you say ‘muscle’.
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I have a list of the most common words
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containing this silent ‘C’ in English.
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And I want you to practice the pronunciation
of these words with me. Let's start.
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Okay, guys.
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Here's the list.
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Listen very carefully and repeat after me.
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abscess
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ascend
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ascent
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crescent
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conscience
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conscious
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descend
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descent
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disciple
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discipline
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fascinate
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fluorescent
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isosceles
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luminescent
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muscle
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miscellaneous
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obscene
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scissors
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science
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scenario
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scenic
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scent
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scene
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resuscitate
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Good, guys.
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Let's move on to sentences now.
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All right, guys.
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Now sentences.
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Listen very carefully and repeat after me.’
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‘Light is incandescent, luminescent, and fluorescent.’
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‘The scent of his abscess is obscene.
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‘It takes muscles and disciple to ascend a mountain.’
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‘I am fascinated by miscellaneous science.’
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Great, guys.
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Ok, guys.
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Thank you for watching.
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I hope you can remember the list of words.
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I know their hard to remember and pronounce.
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But with a little bit of practice,
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everything will be fine.
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Because as you know, practice makes perfect.
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Thank you for watching and see you in other videos.
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