http://www.grammarerrors.com/pronunciation/asterisk-pronounced-asterick/ Common usage errors in English Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:18:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.grammarerrors.com/pronunciation/asterisk-pronounced-asterick/comment-page-1/#comment-803 tulip Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:22:30 +0000 http://www.grammarerrors.com/wordpress/?p=116#comment-803 well, I was taught to pronounce the omnipresent '*' mark as 'asterik' and not 'aster-isk'. Just like schedule which I was asked to pronounce as Shed-yule' and not as 'sked-dool'. Maybe, people switched to the new form after Asterix comics caught on. well, I was taught to pronounce the omnipresent ‘*’ mark as
‘asterik’ and not ‘aster-isk’. Just like schedule which I was asked to pronounce as Shed-yule’ and not as
‘sked-dool’. Maybe, people switched to the new form after Asterix comics caught on.

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