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mcm · Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:26 am Post subject: Skedule or shedule?

Do London business people (not newscasters) normally pronounce schedule with a "k" sound or without?

Many thanks!

voicy1stef · Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 11:00 am Post subject:

I think

sheh jyule
Kiss

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imaginator · Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 11:04 am Post subject:

as judy carne once noted on "laugh-in": that's how they were taught it in "shyule".
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bobsouer · Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 2:46 pm Post subject:

Mary,

Every Brit I've ever met said it without the "k" sound, unless they were trying to do an "American" accent.
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mcm · Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 4:05 pm Post subject:

I'm asking because some pronunciations I'm accustomed to thinking of as British are changing. I asked a British friend from York who works in London and he said:

Mike Harrison · Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 6:11 pm Post subject:

When I'm faced with this type of situation, I always give the client what every politician wants: to have it both ways. I read the sentence twice and give them both pronunciations. That way, the client can audition both versions to their heart's content and decide which one they like. Thus, they won't have to book you again to record the line the other way. Some VOs might prefer to get the extra loot for pickups, but saving the client some time and money when possible can go a long way in a business relationship. cool

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mcm · Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 12:56 pm Post subject:

One more comment - my friend's wife asked at work (University of York):

Diane Maggipinto · Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 1:21 pm Post subject:

the critter control guy i called recently said shedule. but he sounded like a complete hayseed, utah-type accent and everything, so his pronunciation actually jarred me!
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asnively · Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:17 pm Post subject:

I was asked recently by a UK client to say "skedule" (or, more specifically, "skeduled maintenance" for an automotive repair training self-study eLearning module) because he said that it sounded "more modern."

Last time I recorded something for a UK audience, I was asked to say "shedule" (the whole script was in British English). This was for a British and American audience, so they used a British guy and me.

I recorded it both ways both times, just in case.
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Lee Gordon · Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:02 pm Post subject:

davidmonteath · Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 2:19 am Post subject:

Spot on Lee.

Its one of those daft things that clients ask for, usually without thinking it through. 'Can you do it American?, yes I can (ish), but where in America?.....Oh, you know, just American.

I am frequently asked to do Standard English.....but the clients idea of Standard English and mine are frequently very different. My US agent also sends me auditions which are marked 'British' but is that my British which is Scottish, or English???

In the UK, I find a lot of pony-tailed media types prefer to use a 'k' in schedule because they think it makes them sound more transatlantic and 'happening'....just the same as many 40 year olds from Leicester call people 'dude', it makes them sound silly.

Personally, I dislike Skedule, I much prefer shedule, but I'm perfectly happy with school with a hard 'k' sound.
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Philip Banks · Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:19 am Post subject:

One has to opt for the standard and in the case of the UK it is "the Queen's English" therefore it is shhedjule. In the United of States in Americans the best equivalent to "the Queen's English" would a "A queen's English" as such it would be "skedjewel girlfriend".

In context -

"Raoul will you go shopping with me?"

"Oooh my dear, of course. You have the dress sense of a $20 Toledo tramp. Let me just check my schedule girlfriend and I'm SO there!"

asnively · Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:51 am Post subject:

Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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Lee Gordon · Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:04 pm Post subject:

davidmonteath · Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 4:20 pm Post subject:

Many Americans end up sounding like Dick Van Lady in comfortable shoes when they say 'bloke'.

Lee, you go on skipping and titfering, anything as long as it makes you smile and feels good to say.
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