May-10-2011, 12:17 PM (UTC)
(May-09-2011, 09:48 PM (UTC))fool-ish Wrote:(May-09-2011, 02:55 PM (UTC))danieladamsmith Wrote:Chalice is a ch(May-09-2011, 02:04 PM (UTC))fool-ish Wrote: Going back to pronunciation..I tend to always be in the minority and read names and places completely wrong!
Chade - Ch as opposed to Sh
Burrich - same as above, Ch
Chalced - Chal-sed
But then we've got Chivalry which I pronounce as the word itself is pronounced (as in an act of chivalry) with a Sh...tis a strange thing.
How about Chalice...?
exactly.
English is a bitch when it comes to pronunciation. Think about GH...ghost, laugh, tough, rough, dough....
It's one of the many things I love about German as a beginner. No matter what you know how to pronounce the word. There are no hidden or silent letters.
Think about LEICESTER in England pronounced LESTER...
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