All of this depends on what your definision of "is" is.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Hart1:
No, the e is silent. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>So, you are saying that Webster's dictionary is wrong and the proper way to say the word is "soteric."
If that is the case I guess you would pronounce especially as "specially".
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