Some help with the letter "C"

Some help with the letter "c"....

Here are some tips to pronounce the letter “C”:

"c" is a difficult letter, because sometimes it is pronounced
hard like a "k" in "call" and other times it is soft
like an "s" as in "nice".

Very helpful hint:

1. If the "c" is before an "a", "o" ,"u" , or "t" then it often
has a hard sound like a "k".

Example
"academy" "balcony" and "cute"
all have the "c" pronounced like a "k".

2. If the "c" is before and "e" or an "i" it often has a soft
sound like an "s".

Example:
"adjacent" "acid"
have the "c" pronounced like an "s".

There are many thousands of words with "c" in them
in our new 10,000 word dictionary.

Here are some more examples of words that you will
ALREADY KNOW how to pronounce if you remember
this tip (dica):

Said like "k":
abdicate, aspect,atomic, cat, copious, encore, inactive,
malefactor, optic, Oscar, reconsider, catalog, category

Said like "s":
atrocity, docile, dice, enforced, exercises, face, racing,
ice, violence, vivacity, city


There are thousands of words like this that follow the
rule, and once you know it you can save a lot of time.
That´s all for now...have a nice holiday. See you