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If you pronounce this word exactly as it’s written, you’ll sound like a robot. It’s one of those English words that makes zero sense until you dig into it. First, ch is making a /k/ sound. That’s because English borrowed the word Christ from the Greek word Χριστός (Kristos). When English steals a word from Greek, ch usually becomes /k/: chemistry, character, chorus. It’s also an old word. In Old English it was pronounced /krɪst/. So why don’t we say /krɪstməs/? Because look at the middle of the