Schedule: Skedule or Sshedule?

[bottolololcks]

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?

[catelina]

Shedule is the usual British pronunciation

[HVPRN]

Skedule!

[TidyDancer]

@catelina

Shedule is the usual British pronunciation

This.

So it depends where in the world you are really.

[Paesano]

Shedule is the British pronunciation. Skedule is American.

[dementedpixie]

I'm not American and would say skedule

[MajorCarolDanvers]

Sshedule is the usual pronunciation where I live.

[Brewskipa]

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

[Marynotsocontrary]

@Paesano

Shedule is the British pronunciation. Skedule is American.

This.

[Bagzzz]

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

[RubaiyatOfAnyone]

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.

[ClemmyTine]

I say skedule, skolar and skool..

[hugoagogo]

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

[EstherHazy]

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 :)

[Coyoacan]

Shedule = UK
Skedule = US

Or as my dd says, timetable

[Chasingsquirrels]

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)

[Marynotsocontrary]

The UK and US pronunciations are given here:

dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/schedule

[EstherHazy]

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]

@Chasingsquirrels

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?

[TangoTarantella]

Shedule for me. My kids say skedule.

[HaveYouSeenNancy]

Sshhedule, (I'm Irish).

[Coyoacan]

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

[upinaballoon]

@Paesano

Shedule is the British pronunciation. Skedule is American.

This is what I have always understood.

[Keepithidden]

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.

[CaptainMyCaptain]

Leftenant is English
Lootenant is American

[WomensLandArmy]

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