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Schedule: Skedule or Sshedule?
bottolololcks · 11/03/2023 16:00
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?
EstherHazy · 11/03/2023 16:19
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 :)
Marynotsocontrary · 11/03/2023 16:29
The UK and US pronunciations are given here:
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/schedule
EstherHazy · 11/03/2023 16:39
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!!
BreastedBoobilyToTheStairs · 11/03/2023 16:42
Chasingsquirrels · 11/03/2023 16:28
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)
Solicitor by any chance? 
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