Thread:User talk:Commander Keane/eschew (en-au-eschew.ogg)

Hello Commander Keane.

The pronunciation of eschew as [ɛˈʃɪu] (in other words, with the sound of shoe) is proscribed, and I haven't seen it come up outside of American English in any case.

Are you certain that that pronunciation is the usual one in Australia?

The standard pronunciation of the word is [ɛsˈtʃɪu]//ɛsˈtʃju/ (or /ɛsˈtʃu/ if you have the do-dew merger) In other words, "es-chew" not "eshoe" (I am not sure of your familiarity with IPA, hence why I explain the pronunciation in a secondary way).