Hi
In Pakistan almost 99% of people pronounce the word ‘Sciatica’ as sh-a-tee-ka. My main concern is the first sh as in she. Could you please tell me if it is also correct? Isn’t the start of the word same as in science?
Tom
Hi
In Pakistan almost 99% of people pronounce the word ‘Sciatica’ as sh-a-tee-ka. My main concern is the first sh as in she. Could you please tell me if it is also correct? Isn’t the start of the word same as in science?
Tom
As in ‘science’, yes: [sai’atik9].
I was surprised to hear the /sīˈadəkə/ pronunciation. I have always heard it with the “sh” sound. I’m from Pakistan.
I’ve mostly heard it pronounced with a silent C, similar to ‘sign’. (AmE)
I have heard people pronounce it with a hard C like ‘sky’. I suspect they had never heard it said before and were only guessing from the spelling. It’s a word that probably a lot of people don’t know.