PRONOUNCING CH / tʃ/ AS SH /ʃ/

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

PRONOUNCING CH / tʃ/ AS SH /ʃ/

The combination of c and h often generate the sound which is found in words like church, chop, chat, catch and many more. However, it can also generate the sound in shoe in the following words:
Champagne /ʃamˈpeɪn/
Charlatan /ˈʃɑːlət(ə)n/
Machine /mə ‘ʃin/
Chef /ʃɛf/
mustache /’mʌ stæʃ/
GAB

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