zerotide:communistbakery:fun fact it’s the c that’s silent because when the word was first used (it
zerotide:communistbakery:fun fact it’s the c that’s silent because when the word was first used (it was a hunting term) it was trendy to add c’s to words (eg scythe, science, etc). the word comes from the French sentir (to smell) which never had the c. a common argument is that neither letter is silent and that’s just how s and c sound together but if neither letter where truly silent, it would sound like the beginning of words like scope or sceptic or scare. so, the answer: the c is silentbruh -- source link