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Spelling Entry 1369 / 1605 60-second read

Conscience vs. Concience

There is an S after CON.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

Listen to your concience.

✓ Correct

Listen to your conscience — CON-SCI-ENCE. CONCIENCE drops the silent S.

The ruleii

CON + SCIENCE.

CONSCIENCE shares its root with SCIENCE — both from Latin SCIRE (to know). The S is silent but not optional. Don't confuse with CONSCIOUS, which uses the same root.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Conscience contains "science."

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