| The American Heritage® Book of English Usage. |
A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English. 1996.
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7. Pronunciation Challenges: Confusions and Controversy
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| § 51. conch |
Strictly speaking the ch should be pronounced (k) as it is in concha, conchoid, and conchology (ultimately from Greek konkh , “mussel"). However, many people, especially those not familiar with this mollusk as seafood, say (k nch) based on the spelling. Note that the same variant occurs in conchfish. | 1 |
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