Why are there 3 ways to pronounce 'ch' in English? Pronunciation lesson 👄

Never make a mistake when you say 'ch' words in English again! The English words 'chemist', 'nonchalantly' and 'cheese' start with the same two letters but are pronounced differently. But why does this happen? 🤨 It's all about history! Learn some interesting facts about the English language and find out why 'ch' has so many different English pronunciations!

0:00 Intro
0:19 Example words with 'ch'
0:41 The History of English
1:03 The History of 'ch'
2:00 Pronunciation of 'ch' words
2:48 Unusual pronunciations
3:07 Pronunciation of 'schedule'

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