The pronunciation of the word science seems to vary based on which part of the world you're in. I have heard it pronounced "sai-ens" and "saains" (think "signs").
I have checked the dictionary, but every dictionary is made in a certain country and a really big number of those countries happen to be in the western hemisphere where people use the former. Living in Southeast Asia, I can't help but notice that people here prefer the latter pronunciation.
The question is, how many syllables does the word science have? I am hoping for an answer that clarifies what the pronunciation has been historically and why this difference exists in the first place.
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