Pronunciation of Sch-

Perikles · #11 August 31, 2010, 10:32 AM

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Schism /sizəm, skizm/ --For this they gave two pronunciations.
Schist /shist/ --And this one they gave a sh sound.

It depends on where English got it from. The roots are (almost) always originally Greek, but Schist has been imported from French, and with it their change in pronunciation.

Chris · #12 August 31, 2010, 10:35 AM

I see. My dictionary doesn't give where the word comes from.

JPablo · #13 August 31, 2010, 10:43 PM

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They watch too many films made by Esteven Espielberg

Yes, and there is one Escotisk one... very popular too (as anything to do with Freedom) EsBrave Heart, I believe it's called...

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Get yourself an Oxford dictionary and you'll find a lot of Sch words.

Schism /sizəm, skizm/ --For this they gave two pronunciations.
Schist /shist/ --And this one they gave a sh sound.

Yup!

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Escrito originalmente por Perikles

It depends on where English got it from. The roots are (almost) always originally Greek, but Schist has been imported from French, and with it their change in pronunciation.

Yup!

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Escrito originalmente por Chris

I see. My dictionary doesn't give where the word comes from.

Alas! Well, we can always check on the net...

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