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Hamza Posted 19 years ago
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Why do we pronounce shiller as shiller and not skiller

when we pronounce schizophrenia as skitzophrenia ?
  

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Hamza Why do we pronounce shiller as shiller and not skiller when we pronounce schizophrenia as skitzophrenia ? Generally in English, 'sh' is pronounced as you have indicated. There are many words that come from other languages, and the pronunciation of those words are influenced by their source.

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  • Hamza Why do we pronounce shiller as shiller and not skiller when we pronounce schizophrenia as skitzophrenia ?
  • Generally in English, 'sh' is pronounced as you have indicated.
  • There are many words that come from other languages, and the pronunciation of those words are influenced by their source.
  • "Sch-" words vary.
  • Sch ool = sk ; sch ism = sk or s ; sc issors = s .
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HamzaWhy do we pronounce shiller as shiller and not skiller

when we pronounce schizophrenia as skitzophrenia ?

Generally in English, 'sh' is pronounced as you have indicated. There are many words that come from other languages, and the pronunciation of those words are influenced by their sourc
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