06-21-2008, 12:14 PM
Sinister Wrote:Quote:In the UK both ways of saying schedule can be used but Shej-ool is more common.I kinda like the shed-jool pronunciation.
I don't think anyone is saying one is better than the other, we are just noting differences in pronunciation and spelling. Each can be correct for each country. As I said earlier, I now spell humour with 2 "u"'s thanksto OP, ya dickhead. ::bigg::
I don't take the piss out of people because of national/cultural differences in language, unless they try to do it with me then its a case of :;box::::batguy:::

The reason why we say shej-ool is probably going back to the German roots of the english language, where "sch" is pronounced "she" instead of "ske". German is very similarto English and there are strong elements of French (or frankish) and dutch.
In Northern England there is still a very strong scandanavian flavour to many local dialects. England probably has the most diverse dialects in the world, you can travel 10 miles down the road and people speak with a completely different accent and have their own words and phrases.
We need to punish the French, ignore the Germans and forgive the Russians - Condoleezza Rice.