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dear friends, well, will some intelligent grammar expert tell me, why in american english there is somtimes the omission of letter 'u' eg- color, neighbor etc, why are the pronounciations different, eg- schedule is pronounced as skedule instead of shedule ( are you getting me). please explain.
I'm English, and I am a language freak - good qualities for this question, I feel. Yes, the schedule thing: well, of course England deported many many people to America after Columbus "found" (or not) it in 1492. They saw it as a dumping ground for criminals, ditto Australia. Therefore it became increasingly populated with Englishmen and women.
Now, going back to Chaucer of the 1400s (this IS relevant, I promise): in those days, they spelled everything phonetically, eg wyfe instead of wife. And take for example, was. We pronounce it 'woz' but in those days it was 'wass'.
The schedule thing is a result of Englishism and a gradual change in pronounciation. Like the word pronounciation - most people say proNUNCEiation. Language is constantly evolving, and that means there are multiple ways of pronouncing things.
Though it pees me off when people say shedule instead of skedule...
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hey thanks pal, for giving such a nice and detaled answer, u definately deserve a good grade.
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