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calebthedude11 t1_j2tg7tx wrote

Reply to comment by BinaryToDecimal in This morning in Edinburgh by persianprez

Why is it pronounced this way?

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NavyAnchor03 t1_j2u8zl4 wrote

So if you say it slower as bur-uh(gh) it makes way more sense as to how it's pronounced that way. Saying "bur" fast enough turns into a "brr" sound, and "gh" is typically pronounced as a soft "uh"

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Passing4human t1_j2v5vhp wrote

However, there's an Edinburg, Texas, pronounced ED-inn-burg.

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kujotx t1_j2vbq7i wrote

And they put salsa on their haggis

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needitcooler t1_j2vndce wrote

Because the English and Scots just make shit up. For example, why do they pronounce "schedule" as "shed-u-all", but call a school, "skool". Is the "Sch" part of these words somehow different?

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Scarlet_Breeze t1_j2vz7rv wrote

I don't know any English or Scottish people that pronounce schedule with a soft Sch sound.

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nerevisigoth t1_j2wiqa7 wrote

That's the standard pronunciation in the UK. Hang around a train station and you'll hear it in the announcements constantly. People who consume a lot of American media or work with Americans might say it the American way.

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Scarlet_Breeze t1_j2x1t03 wrote

I've lived in England my whole life and never heard anyone pronounce it with the soft sch sound irl.

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