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[Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party]

Any other places where people think a “ch” is a “k”?

Character.

[Sal_Ammoniac]

@Nava

When I was in Philly, I ran into a strange phenomenon.

People insisted in pronouncing the first word of my lastname (Ochoa) as “okoa”. The Italians don’t do it, they know Spanish Ch sounds, well, ch-as-in-chocolate (or, as an Italian would put it, “ci comme il cioccolate”)

I figure this is somehow related to the fact that Philli-ers also pronounce Schauilkill (sp? anyway, the river) as “skoki”.

Any other places where people think a “ch” is a “k”?

Well, even though the Italians have a “ch” sound as you mentioned, the “ch” to them is pronounced “k” – as in “chiesa” or “che.”