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Thread #102264   Message #2071076
Posted By: GUEST,Lighter
07-Jun-07 - 07:21 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Chevy Chase pronunciation (1430 Version)
Subject: RE: Origins: Chevy Chase pronunciation (1430 Version)
Almost certainly "ch" as in "church."

Even "chivalrie" was probably pronounced that way. The "soft" "sh" sound comes from French, which few English or Gaelic speakers would have thought worth imitating.