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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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how can we distinguish between pronouncing ch as k and pronouncing it as tch
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We cannot. There are trends that can improve your chances of guessing right. The words from Greek, German and Celtic tend to "k"—chiropractic, dachsund, loch .
- We cannot.
- There are trends that can improve your chances of guessing right.
- The words from Greek, German and Celtic tend to "k"—chiropractic, dachsund, loch .
- The French words are often "sh"—chamois, machine.
- Saxon words tend to "tch"—church, much.
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We cannot. There are trends that can improve your chances of guessing right. The words from Greek, German and Celtic tend to "k"—chiropractic, dachsund, loch . The French words are often "sh"—chamois, machine. Saxon words tend to "tch"—church, much.
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Anonymous how can we distinguish between pronouncing ch as k and pronouncing it as tchIt's always pronounced 'k' in the combinations 'chr' and 'chl'. chronic, chlorine.
But that doesn't help much. See enoon's post for further help.
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