Posted on 12/20/2017 1:07:03 PM PST by Red Badger
One of the bad things about the English language is that
each vowel has multiple sounds. In Japanese and in Spanish the vowel “a” is always pronounced like the “a” in “taco” and the “o” is always pronounced like the “o” in “go.”
Here in California it is funny to watch the local newscasters, who are not from around here, mispronounce the names of local places. Many of them cannot pronounce any Spanish words correctly. La Jolla, Otay Mesa, Cahuenga Blvd, Santa Ynez, San Ysidro, Jamacha Road, etc. they cannot get right.
How about ‘PEE-kins.’
ne of the bad things about the English language is that
each vowel has multiple sounds. In Japanese and in Spanish the vowel “a” is always pronounced like the “a” in “taco” and the “o” is always pronounced like the “o” in “go.”
Here in California it is funny to watch the local newscasters, who are not from around here, mispronounce the names of local places. Many of them cannot pronounce any Spanish words correctly. La Jolla, Otay Mesa, Cahuenga Blvd, Santa Ynez, San Ysidro, Jamacha Road, etc. they cannot get right.
Eastern NC and it’s PEE-can.
I'm in Nor Calif and have never heard it referred to as "slaw." Have never seen that word on a menu either, always "coleslaw." BTW, I pronounce pecan as "pah-kahn."
My ex MIL, from south Jersey, said “PEEKin” .
""Pecan" is from an Algonquian word variously referring to pecans, walnuts and hickory nuts,[3] or more broadly to any nut requiring a stone to crack.[4] There are many variant pronunciations, some regional and others not.[5] The most common American pronunciation is /piˈkɑːn/; the most common British one is /pɪˈkæn/.[5] Unusually, there is little agreement in the United States, even regionally, as to the "correct" pronunciation.[6]"
Natural Range
They do the same thing in Florida, mispronounce Spanish place names.........
Never heard that one!...............
Once asked a News Orleans taxi driver how the name of the city was pronounced. He said tourists from outside the deep south give themselves away by saying it as NEW-OR-lee-anz. Folks from the south say new-OR-lens. Most of Louisiana says NAWL-enz. And Cajuns (with their French heritage) say it as new-or-lee-AWN.
That’s right. There are NO pecan trees along the TX Gulf coast, they’re weeds in Austin. Must be the salt in the sea breeze that thwarts them?
When I was a kid, I used to say "PEE-can", just because I thought it was funny to say "PEE-can"...
Just like, now, I say "YOUR-ruh-nus", when as a kid I'd say "Your-A-nus".
I’m the opposite!.................
I am in TX, too, and it’s your pronunciation puh-KAHN.
Backwoods and swamps of Florida.
I picked up pecans here in Mobile, 60+ years ago, for 3 cents per pound.
The Ron White pronunciation (like queuepins for coupons).
I say pee-KAHN’s but I don’t really care how you say it if you can make a really good pie out of them. Pecan pie is my favorite followed by a really good blueberry or tart cherry pie. I also like roasted candied pecans too. : )
One of my favorite candies, actually it is my favorite, was the Stucky’s pecan logs. I have no idea if they are still in business but haven’t seen one in many years.
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