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Should I say schedule or schedule?
‘Schedule’ can be three syllables or two syllables. The first syllable is stressed: sche-, sche-. So it can either be ‘schedule’ (sche-du-le) or simply ‘schedule’ (sche-dule). The word “schedule” can be somewhat confusing, even for native speakers. The reason is that it is pronounced differently in the UK and in the US. In the UK, the prevalent pronunciation is /ˈʃɛdjuːl/ (shed-yool), while the prevalent pronunciation in the US is /ˈskɛdʒuːl/ (skedzh-ool). The British pronunciation “sheddjual” (/ˈʃɛdjuːl/) is based on the Old French cedule (modern French cédule). The word schedule has been pronounced this way since the late Middle English (ca. 1430s). The American pronunciation “skedjoo-ul” (/ˈskɛdjuːl/) is based on the Greek skhedē. Why do Indians (especially IT people) pronounce ‘schedule’ as ‘skedjuule’?
Is schedule same as timetable?
A schedule or a timetable, as a basic time-management tool, consists of a list of times at which possible tasks, events, or actions are intended to take place, or of a sequence of events in the chronological order in which such things are intended to take place. An airline/bus/train schedule (also (also timetable)) is a list of days and times that aircraft/buses/trains leave and arrive at particular places. to plan something for a particular time: The meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. A standard business schedule is one where employees work set days (usually Monday through Friday) and set hours (usually 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.). This is often referred to as a “9-to-5 work schedule.” The plural form of schedule is schedules. verb To plan an activity at a specific date or time in the future.