“Listen to your concience.”
Spelling Entry 1369 / 1605 60-second read
Conscience vs. Concience
There is an S after CON.
The comparisoni
“Listen to your conscience — CON-SCI-ENCE. CONCIENCE drops the silent S.”
The ruleii
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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."