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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well, in IPA, the "sh" sound is spelt "ʃ". But "x" isn't pronounced like in English either (and it's not like it's that consistent in English, it like "ks" in "experience" but like "gz" in "exam"). Instead, "x" in IPA is like "j" in Spanish.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

And of course the biggest source of the IPA /x/ sound in English is Scottish and Irish words that will spell it "ch"