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Mid A 15
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by Mid A 15 » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:07 pm
My daughters and I have argued the toss about this on and off over the years.
I believe the word is pronounced SHedule
They say SKedule
Discuss!!!
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Great Plum
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by Great Plum » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:18 pm
SHedule,
I believe the other pronunciation is American...
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BTaylor
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by BTaylor » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:20 pm
Just how it's spelt. Schedule.
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eloisec
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by eloisec » Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:51 pm
um, well I'm obviously in the minority. I go with the K sound.
then again my Dad tells me off for pronouncing garage as garidge ... and I guess he has a point!
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Katharine
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by Katharine » Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:19 pm
Great Plum wrote: SHedule,
I believe the other pronunciation is American...
As with marmite, I'll go along with Great Plum!!
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matthew
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by matthew » Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:34 pm
Great Plum wrote: SHedule,
I believe the other pronunciation is American...
Certainly it seems that the hard sound is more common in North America than in the UK.
Up next: the controversy controversy.
Mrs C.
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by Mrs C. » Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:42 pm
Scone?
Either/ neither?
Subsidence?
The best way to forget your troubles is to wear tight shoes.
J.R.
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by J.R. » Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:08 pm
Definitely SH.
That gives me another poll to start, if I can work out how to do it.
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Euterpe13
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by Euterpe13 » Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:36 pm
Aluminium ?
Route ?
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by Mrs C. » Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:45 pm
Euterpe13 wrote: Aluminium ?
Route ?
Is there more than one way of pronouncing them??
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by J.R. » Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:53 pm
Mrs C. wrote: Euterpe13 wrote: Aluminium ?
Route ?
Is there more than one way of pronouncing them??
Trust the yanks !
alOOOminum
and
ROUT.
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by Great Plum » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:16 pm
Mrs C. wrote: Scone?
Either/ neither?
Subsidence?
Scone as in Skon not Scoane
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Mrs C.
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by Mrs C. » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:19 pm
I agree Matt
The best way to forget your troubles is to wear tight shoes.
BTaylor
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by BTaylor » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:48 pm
What about Pastie? Is it Parsty, or paastie?
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by J.R. » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:15 pm
Who wrote the English language anyway ??????
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