The Cwtsh versus Cwtch debate continues.  How do you spell Cwtsh?

Well, let me enlighten you.  It’s ‘sh’ not ‘ch’.

Trust me, I’ve done my research on this – and the evidence is conclusive. You know how you pronounce ‘bach’ in Welsh?

Well that’s how ‘ch’ is always pronounced in Welsh.

Now try saying ‘cwtch’ . . .  I rest my case!

Over the years, I have researched and consulted with people who are considered well-versed on the subject. I urge you to carry out your own research and then consider the source carefully.  The way I think of the word ‘cwtsh’ is quite simple.  I split it: cwt-shhh.  Like something soft and quiet.

Same as the word Welsh.  Wel-sssh.  Not Welch!

So, there you have it, it is cwtsh!

If you are still going to insist on the English spelling ‘cwtch’, you surely need to replace the w (not a vowel in English) with a U.  Also, if you spell it ‘cwtch’ you are making it English – and you can only get a cwtsh in Wales . . .  Just sayin’ . . .