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 From:  Voltane   22 Apr 2009 14:33 
 To:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)       14 of 52 
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Because he's not Peter?
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 From:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)   22 Apr 2009 16:02 
 To:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)       15 of 52 
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How do you pronounce 'school' and 'scheme'?

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 From:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)   22 Apr 2009 16:28 
 To:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)      16 of 52 
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Schadenfreude, schmuck, etc... ?


The 'sk' pronunciation was invented by the American Noah Webster:
The great authority of Webster was sufficient to establish the American pronunciation of schedule. In England the sch is always given the soft sound, but Webster decided for the hard sound, as in scheme. The variance persists to this day.
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 From:  milko   22 Apr 2009 16:32 
 To:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)      17 of 52 
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Not sure starting your examples with a German word is the perfect riposte, but I don't wish to take sides yet. I am with Xen if I'm with anyone.

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 From:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)   22 Apr 2009 16:33 
 To:  milko      18 of 52 
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*shrug*

 

It was first in the list of 'sch' words I found.

 

School is a dutch word.
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 From:  DrBoff (BOFF)   22 Apr 2009 17:51 
 To:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)      19 of 52 
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*schrug
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 From:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)   22 Apr 2009 18:00 
 To:  milko      20 of 52 
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Actually, I think 'schmuck' may be German too. Jewellery or summat.

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 From:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)   22 Apr 2009 18:23 
 To:  Mr (M00RL0CK)      22 of 52 
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I think it's derived from the same source as German, but I always get confused when trying to understand language sources.


I just found this diagram, which doesn't make it any clearer, but looks like it could be fun to examine at some point.

Yiddish, English, Dutch and German are all in the bottom left, all derived from West Germanic roots at various levels.


Of course, with Schedule coming from a Latin word, I guess none of those pronunciations are much help. :/
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 From:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)    23 Apr 2009 04:31 
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I'm with Milko on this one.

Someone resolve this please. I need to know. I have scheduling to do.
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 From:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)   23 Apr 2009 20:15 
 To:  Mr (M00RL0CK)      24 of 52 
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So I bothered to look it up (I see it around) and, Yiddish aside, in German 'schmuck' means jewellery.

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 From:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)   23 Apr 2009 20:18 
 To:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)       25 of 52 
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You can follow Peter, or you can be right. the final choice is yours and yours only.

 

Given that you're with Milko and Milko's with you, and you don't know where you are, perhaps you should go sailing.

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 From:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)    23 Apr 2009 20:19 
 To:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)      26 of 52 
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I'd like to sail in a Sloop. A proper wooden one.

I'm sitting on the fence until someone lands the knockout blow.
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 From:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)   23 Apr 2009 20:27 
 To:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)       27 of 52 
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I'm sitting on the fence until someone lands the knockout blow.

Dinosaurs are extinct. Knock yourself out!

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 From:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)    23 Apr 2009 20:38 
 To:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)      28 of 52 
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You just blew your credibility :Y
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 From:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)   23 Apr 2009 20:49 
 To:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)       29 of 52 
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I never really claimed any. But it should be a mere bagatelle for you to prove me wrong with a photograph taken from your bedroom (since it's not likely to be taken from outside ROFL)

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 From:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)    23 Apr 2009 20:53 
 To:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)      30 of 52 
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Just because I called you Swiss :'S
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 From:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)   23 Apr 2009 21:00 
 To:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)       31 of 52 
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The chocolate is shite :'(

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 From:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)    23 Apr 2009 21:02 
 To:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)      32 of 52 
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Aye it is. But you're closer to Belgium (hugleft)
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 From:  Pamplemousse (DIETDRPEPPER)   23 Apr 2009 21:41 
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I think you all are crazy.

 

My "schedule" is pronounced like...

 

"chaos"

 

so.. ch-ow-ss
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