Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A consonant sequence arising in Middle English (as well as in Middle Dutch, Middle High German, etc.) from the assibilation of sc, and now simplified to sh. See
sh . For Middle English words in sch -, seesh -.
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Examples
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Senator such-and-sch is never going to listen to Mrs. Sally of Cloverdale Middle School.
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“Senator such-and-sch is never going to listen to Mrs. Sally of Cloverdale Middle School.”
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Die sach, das ein schöne lútseligú junkfrow in gieng, die was bekleidet mit luterm gold vnd hat ein guldin rad vor ir ze einem fúrspan.
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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The "sch" is already perfectly developed in _Handschuh_; and yet in other words, as appears from the above examples, it is either simply left out or has its place supplied by _z_ and _ss_.
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
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The "sch" is occasionally given correctly, but _s-trümpfe_, _auf-s-tehen_ is the rule.
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
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But in no case have I myself heard a child regularly put "sch" in place of
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
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Of the consonants, the "sch" and "cht" are often imperfect or wanting.
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
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Some of his mutilated words not recognizable; "sch" sometimes left out, sometimes given as _z_ or _ss_.
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
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The pronunciation of the "sch," even in the favorite succession of words, _Ganzes Batalljohn marss_ (for "marsch") _eins_, _zwei_, is imperfect, and although no person of those about him pronounces the
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
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"sch" in _witschi_ and _wesch_, both signifying "Zwetschen," are imperfect, although both sounds were long ago well understood as commands to be silent, and Zwetschen (plums) have been long known to the child.
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
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