Saying "Shed-yool" – hated or celebrated?

Saying "Shed-yool" has 0 counted ballots in the last 30 days, too few for a reading. The reading appears at 10. The outside measurements below are what exists.

16 Aug 2026 to 14 Sept 2026 · model v1.0 · no snapshot yet

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Source: hateorcelebrate.com · open online vote, self-selected, not a poll · n = 0 · 30 days to 14 Sept 2026

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Day 114 Sep 2026

Language & Manners

Saying "Shed-yool"

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Prior readings

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Outside measurements of this subject, with this site’s own reading as the final row.
Publisher	Field dates	n	Question asked	Result as published
YouGovAccessed 2026-09-14	27 Feb 2025to 28 Feb 2025	2,209	Which of the following pronunciations would you typically use? [The first syllable in 'schedule' is shed / The first syllable in 'schedule' is sked]	The first syllable in 'schedule' is shed 42; The first syllable in 'schedule' is sked 48; Neither of these 6; Don't know 3
YouGovAccessed 2026-09-14	27 Feb 2025to 28 Feb 2025	2,209	Which of the following pronunciations would you typically use? [The 'ise' sound in 'advertisement' rhymes with miss / The 'ise' sound in 'advertisement' rhymes with eyes] — a related item from the same survey, about a different word

Why people split

This is a live generational shift rather than a settled preference. Britons split almost exactly on whether the first syllable of 'schedule' is 'shed' (42%) or 'sked' (48%), and the split runs along age. Seventy percent of 18-24 year olds say 'sked-ule' against 29% of over-65s, and the same gradient shows up in every other pronunciation YouGov tested: 'adver-tize-ment' over 'advert-iss-ment' (77% vs 35%), 'nee-ther' over 'nye-ther' (68% vs 33%), 'wroth' over 'wrath' (80% vs 49%). What sounds to an older Briton like an American import sounds to a younger one like the ordinary way to say the word, usually because they met it first in American film, television and software rather than from an older relative. Spelling has barely moved by comparison (98% still write 'colour', 93% 'grey', 92% 'jewellery'), which is why pronunciation is where the argument actually happens.

Source: Zed or Zee? How pervasive are Americanisms in Britons' use of English?. Added 2026-09-14.

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Saying "Shed-yool": 0 counted ballots and no reading yet (a reading is published at 10; 30 days to 14 Sept 2026, open online vote, self-selected, not a poll), hateorcelebrate.com/s/saying-shed-yool, model v1.0.
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