How to say schedule & the "ch" sound? Advanced British Pronunciation

How to pronounce "schedule". The word "schedule" is pronounced differently in British and American English. Why is this? And how else is the "ch" sound pronounced in English. We explain. This is an English pronunciation video brought to you by LetThemTalkTV. We are a language school in Paris. For more information go to www.letthemtalk.fr Learn English with LetThemTalkTV. Subscribe here for more great English language videos TRANSCRIPT =========== Etymology, the origin of words can be a useful guide to the right pronunciation in English take the "sch" combination of letters from Greek. Schoo Scheme, Scholar, Schizophrenic Schedule ? Yes, in British English it&pronounced schedule (/ˈʃɛˌdjuːl/). We&return to the reason for that in a moment. So, the standard English pronunciation of the "ch" sound is /ˈtʃ/ such as in Child, butcher, chop, match if the word comes from French it&often pronounced in the French way with a "sh" (/ˈʃ/) sound Chef, chauffeur, ricochet, machine, brochure, parachute, moustache. if it&from Greek the sound is pronounced /ˈk/ - like a "k" sound. architect, echo, chaos, melancholy, chemical. orchestra. But "schedule" is a Greek work but is pronounced /ˈʃɛˌdjuːl/ in British English and /ˈskɛˌʤuːl/ in American English. In Britain it has been pronounced /ˈʃɛˌdjuːl/ for a long time and that&because it came into English via French. However, When Noel Webster was compiling his American dictionary of the English language 1843 edition he...