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[Misc] Schedule or Schedule

"Skedule" or "Shedule"

  • Skedule

    Votes: 34 31.5%

  • Shedule

    Votes: 67 62.0%

  • Depends on context

    Votes: 7 6.5%
  • Total voters
    108


Giraffe

Giraffe

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Just been listening to Andrew Straus on five live talking and he repeatedly said schedule as Skedule, which made me realise I say schedule as in shedule.

Which is right, or does it depend what context you are saying it?
 




beorhthelm

beorhthelm

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Jul 21, 2003
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think its just variable, i find myself saying either.
 










drew

drew

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Oct 3, 2006
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Giraffe said:
Just been listening to Andrew Straus on five live talking and he repeatedly said schedule as Skedule, which made me realise I say schedule as in shedule.

Which is right, or does it depend what context you are saying it?
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How many other words beginning sch do you pronounce as 'sh' instead of 'sk'?
 










Bakero

Bakero

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Oct 9, 2010
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Traditionally, in British English it's a sh, whereas Americans go for a sk. I think I use both but maybe lean towards the sk.

edit. I see [MENTION=3745]rbridd[/MENTION] beat me to it.
 


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Greg Bobkin

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May 22, 2012
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I think you can use either or either of them :thumbsup:
 




Sid in the Sharknado

Sid in the Sharknado

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drew said:
How many other words beginning sch do you pronounce as 'sh' instead of 'sk'?
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Scheduler?

More seriously, there are some like schnapps, schmuck, schmooze, but off the top of my head the only one I can think of that doesn't have another consonant immediately after the h is schadenfreude.

When I say off the top of my head, I just typed "words beginning with sch" into Google :)

I suspect, ultimately, that it doesn't really matter.
 
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SweatyMexican

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Mar 31, 2013
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zefarelly

zefarelly

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Jul 7, 2003
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rbridd said:
I had always been told that “sh” was British English, and “sk” was American.
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That's how I learnt it when doing parts schedules on drawings during my apprenticeship somewhen last century when we all spoke English. Like wot the Kween duz
 






L

Lincoln Imp

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Feb 2, 2009
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KeegansHairPiece said:
Absolutely. 'skedewoole' is an American abomination. Shame on anyone using it. I suppose you lot also say Aloooominum.
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I half agree with you. There's nothing abominable about saying skedule, alooominium or Ker-RIBB-ian (and I have heard it said that skedule has more etymological validity than schedule). Skedule is the American pronunciation though and a Briton who uses it instead of shedule either doesn't think that English usage is important or has watched too many Hollywood, um, movies. An American who says shedule is similarly remiss.
 


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rippleman

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Oct 18, 2011
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Skedule is the preserve of our American cousins. As I regularly tell my American friend "if you are going to write and speak English, do it properly or go and get your own language". :laugh:

Shedule for those whose native tongue is English.
 


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