Schedule: Skedule or Sshedule?

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I hope the title makes sense - I'm not a native speaker

In my new job, this word is used quite a lot but I see people pronouncing in two different ways and I don't know which one I should use. I need to chose one and stick with it.

Which one do you use and why?

Shedule is the usual British pronunciation

Skedule!

This.

So it depends where in the world you are really.

Shedule is the British pronunciation. Skedule is American.

I'm not American and would say skedule

Sshedule is the usual pronunciation where I live.

I might start saying ‘s-ched-ule’ just for funsies

This.

I’m British I think I might use both <not helpful>

Skedule is the american pronunciation, but due to the high level of american telly we get, more and more people use it so i suspect it will replace shedule.

I say skedule, skolar and skool..

I remind myself by thinking of sheds, what could be more British?

I say 'sk' but I know a lot of people say 'sh'. I say 'nego-she-ation' where others say 'nego-si-ation'.

I don't know if there's any regional element on it? I have a fairly middle class home-counties England accent (went to non-prestigious private school which probably had an impact, my dad is from Essex but I have none of his accent and my mum is from London and I've pick up some of her 'bloomin' nora' style expressions).

I don't think there's a lot of judgment on it (unlike, for example, people who say 'three' as 'free' do get some judgment against them unfairly) - so just pick what you find easier to say :)

Shedule = UK
Skedule = US

Or as my dd says, timetable

Shedule.
Skedule makes me cross.

Most of the trainees where I work say SKEDULE, and its a frequently used word in my profession, so I get cross about it daily (internally, I don't actually say anything)

The UK and US pronunciations are given here:

dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/schedule

Hahaha @Coyoacan that's the way to go - it's pronounced timetable everyone!!

An aside note - apparently the word 'rota' is not commonly used on the States (at least according to my old boss from Arizona) -they used to write 'here's next week's ROTA' in capital letters every week because they thought it was an acronym. It wasn't until I asked why they wrote it in caps every week several months in that they realised.

I wonder if there's an age element for schedule - originally 'sh' for British, 'sk' for American but partly down to tv, 'sk' is more common in younger people. Who knows!!

Solicitor by any chance?

Shedule for me. My kids say skedule.

Sshhedule, (I'm Irish).

I don't know why as I am dreadfully anti-American English, but I hate shedule and always say skedule. I think it is because of words like school

This is what I have always understood.

I have a similar problem with 'lieutenant'. Native English speaker and trainee pedant! I know one is English and one American but never remember which one is which.

Leftenant is English
Lootenant is American

'Sh'edule.
I totally judge people who use the other one (but silently).