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If you're wondering why we have these two when one would do! It's all about
the French and Latin origins of these words and the t or c in the original word:
potential - from late Latin potentialis, from potentia 'power', from potent- 'being
able'
(You don't need to know French and Latin but it's always good to know why
spellings and words are the way they are.)
There's a rule about which one to use but like all rules there are exceptions.
What's the letter before these -cial words: social, special, beneficial?
What's the letter before these -tial words: essential, substantial, partial?
Rule:
Use -cial after a vowel, like after the vowel 'o' in social, 'e' in special, 'i' in
beneficial
Use -tial after a consonant, especially, after 'n' in substantial, essential, and 'r'
in partial
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vowel + cial =
especially and specially are very common usage words. They mean the same
thing but especially is used more in writing and formally. To remember the
spellings try breaking them down e + special + ly = especially, special +
ly = specially
because the root words end in -ce (finance - financial, commerce - commercial,
province - provincial)
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-tial n + tial =
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The word “controversial” is controversial because it contradicts all the rules and
is spelled with “s.”
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