Pronunciation survey
- Bob Juch
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Pronunciation survey
Since we have a spectrum of North Americans here, I thought I'd take a survey on how people pronounce several words:
How do you pronounce:
Lawyer LOYyer or LAWyer
Roof rOOf or ruff
Egg eg or Ague
Caramel cair-a-mel or car-mel
Aunt aHHnt or ant
Crayon cran or cray-awn
Mayonnaise may-oh-nays or may-nays
Been bEEn or ben
Syrup SEAR-up or SIR-rup
Bowie knife BOW-ie or BOO-wie
Bagel BAY-gull or BAH-gull
It's probably easier if you use strike to cross out the one you don't use.
How do you pronounce:
Lawyer LOYyer or LAWyer
Roof rOOf or ruff
Egg eg or Ague
Caramel cair-a-mel or car-mel
Aunt aHHnt or ant
Crayon cran or cray-awn
Mayonnaise may-oh-nays or may-nays
Been bEEn or ben
Syrup SEAR-up or SIR-rup
Bowie knife BOW-ie or BOO-wie
Bagel BAY-gull or BAH-gull
It's probably easier if you use strike to cross out the one you don't use.
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Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
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Re: Pronunciation survey
Bob Juch wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 3:47 pmSince we have a spectrum of North Americans here, I thought I'd take a survey on how people pronounce several words:
How do you pronounce:
Lawyer LOYyer
Roof rOOf
Egg eg
Caramel car-mel
Aunt ant
Crayon cray-ON
Mayonnaise ma short a naze
Been ben
Syrup SIR-rup
Bowie knife BOW-ie
Bagel BAY-gull
It's probably easier if you use strike to cross out the one you don't use.
Well, then
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Re: Pronunciation survey
I had to actually say the word. I think the pronunciation differently on some of them.
Pecan Pee-can or Pah-con
I'll add oneBob Juch wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 3:47 pmSince we have a spectrum of North Americans here, I thought I'd take a survey on how people pronounce several words:
How do you pronounce:
Lawyer LOYyer or LAWyer
Roof rOOf or ruff
Egg eg or Ague
Caramel cair-a-mel or car-mel
Aunt aHHnt or ant
Crayon cran or cray-awn
Mayonnaise may-oh-nays or may-nays
Been bEEn or ben
Syrup SEAR-up or SIR-rup
Bowie knife BOW-ie or BOO-wie It's Jim, not David
Bagel BAY-gull or BAH-gull
It's probably easier if you use strike to cross out the one you don't use.
Pecan Pee-can or Pah-con
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Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
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Re: Pronunciation survey
PeCAHNBackInTex wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 3:54 pmI had to actually say the word. I think the pronunciation differently on some of them.I'll add oneBob Juch wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 3:47 pmSince we have a spectrum of North Americans here, I thought I'd take a survey on how people pronounce several words:
How do you pronounce:
Lawyer LOYyer or LAWyer
Roof rOOf or ruff
Egg eg or Ague
Caramel cair-a-mel or car-mel
Aunt aHHnt or ant
Crayon cran or cray-awn
Mayonnaise may-oh-nays or may-nays
Been bEEn or ben
Syrup SEAR-up or SIR-rup
Bowie knife BOW-ie or BOO-wie It's Jim, not David
Bagel BAY-gull or BAH-gull
It's probably easier if you use strike to cross out the one you don't use.
Pecan Pee-can or Pah-con
Well, then
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Re: Pronunciation survey
Bob Juch wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 3:47 pmSince we have a spectrum of North Americans here, I thought I'd take a survey on how people pronounce several words:
How do you pronounce:
Lawyer LAWyer
Roof rOOf
Egg eg
Caramel car-mel
Aunt ant
Crayon cray-awn
Mayonnaise man-aze
Been ben
Syrup SIR-rup
Bowie knife BOO-wie
Bagel BAY-gull
Pah KAHN
It's probably easier if you use strike to cross out the one you don't use.
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Lawyer LOYyer
Roof rOOf
Egg eg
Caramel cair-a-mel
Aunt ant
Crayon cray-awn
Mayonnaise may-oh-nays
Been ben
Syrup SEAR-up
Bowie knife BOW-ie
Bagel BAY-gull
Pecan pe-CAHN
And marry and merry are not homonyms, but merry and Mary are. --Bob
Roof rOOf
Egg eg
Caramel cair-a-mel
Aunt ant
Crayon cray-awn
Mayonnaise may-oh-nays
Been ben
Syrup SEAR-up
Bowie knife BOW-ie
Bagel BAY-gull
Pecan pe-CAHN
And marry and merry are not homonyms, but merry and Mary are. --Bob
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A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.
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Re: Pronunciation survey
Bob Juch wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 3:47 pmSince we have a spectrum of North Americans here, I thought I'd take a survey on how people pronounce several words:
How do you pronounce:
Lawyer LAWyer or attorney
Roof rOOf
Egg egg
Caramel car-mel
Aunt ant
Crayon cray-awn
Mayonnaise may-nays
Been ben
Syrup SIR-rup
Bowie knife BOO-wie
Bagel BAY-gull
It's probably easier if you use strike to cross out the one you don't use.
Never really use the term Bowie knife.
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Lol!triviawayne wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:54 pmIt depends on if I’m talking about that thing I take camping to use when I’m done renting my beer, or if I’m baking a pie.
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Re: Pronunciation survey
What about this one -Bob Juch wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 3:47 pmSince we have a spectrum of North Americans here, I thought I'd take a survey on how people pronounce several words:
How do you pronounce:
Lawyer LOYyer or LAWyer
Roof rOOf or ruff
Egg eg or Ague
Caramel cair-a-mel or car-mel
Aunt aHHnt or ant
Crayon cran or cray-awn (A lot of my extended family says "crown"
Mayonnaise may-oh-nays or may-nays
Been bEEn or ben (I've always said "bin")
Syrup SEAR-up or SIR-rup
Bowie knife BOW-ie or BOO-wie
Bagel BAY-gull or BAH-gull
It's probably easier if you use strike to cross out the one you don't use.
Pecan Pee-can or Pah-con
Creek creek or crick
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Re: Pronunciation survey
Bob Juch wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 3:47 pmSince we have a spectrum of North Americans here, I thought I'd take a survey on how people pronounce several words:
How do you pronounce:
Lawyer LOYyer
Roof rOOf
Egg eg
Caramel cair-a-mel
Aunt ant
Crayon cray-awn
Mayonnaise may-nays
Been bin
Syrup SEAR-up i
Bowie knife BOO-wie
Bagel BAY-gull
Many around here say AL-mund rather than ALL-mund
It's probably easier if you use strike to cross out the one you don't use.
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Lawyer LOYyer
Roof rOOf
Egg eg
Caramel car-mel
Aunt aHHnt
Crayon cray-awn
Mayonnaise may-nays
Been ben
Syrup SIR-rup
Bowie knife BOO-wie
Bagel BAY-gull
Roof rOOf
Egg eg
Caramel car-mel
Aunt aHHnt
Crayon cray-awn
Mayonnaise may-nays
Been ben
Syrup SIR-rup
Bowie knife BOO-wie
Bagel BAY-gull
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Creek now but crick growing up
Man-aze, I dint choose one earlier
Man-aze, I dint choose one earlier
Well, then
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Re: Pronunciation survey
Lawyer LOYyer or LAWyer
Roof rOOf or ruff
Egg eg or Ague
Caramel cair-a-mel or car-mel
Aunt aHHnt or ant
Crayon cran or cray-awn
Mayonnaise may-oh-nays or may-nays
Been bEEn or ben bin
Syrup SEAR-up or SIR-rup
Bowie knife BOW-ie or BOO-wie
Bagel BAY-gull or BAH-gull
Roof rOOf or ruff
Egg eg or Ague
Caramel cair-a-mel or car-mel
Aunt aHHnt or ant
Crayon cran or cray-awn
Mayonnaise may-oh-nays or may-nays
Been bEEn or ben bin
Syrup SEAR-up or SIR-rup
Bowie knife BOW-ie or BOO-wie
Bagel BAY-gull or BAH-gull
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I’ve never heard anyone say BAH-gull over BAY-gull. Where in these United States would I find this verbal atrocity?
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* How do you pronounce:
Lawyer - LOYyer or LAWyer
Roof - rOOf or ruff
Egg - eg or Ague - Aaeg
Caramel - cair-a-mel or car-mel - Depends on the situation.
Aunt - aHHnt or ant
Crayon - cran or cray-awn - Crown
Mayonnaise - may-oh-nays or may-nays
Been - bEEn or ben - Bin
Syrup - SEAR-up or SIR-rup
Bowie knife BOW-ie or BOO-wie
Bagel - BAY-gull or BAH-gull - Beggel
Lawyer - LOYyer or LAWyer
Roof - rOOf or ruff
Egg - eg or Ague - Aaeg
Caramel - cair-a-mel or car-mel - Depends on the situation.
Aunt - aHHnt or ant
Crayon - cran or cray-awn - Crown
Mayonnaise - may-oh-nays or may-nays
Been - bEEn or ben - Bin
Syrup - SEAR-up or SIR-rup
Bowie knife BOW-ie or BOO-wie
Bagel - BAY-gull or BAH-gull - Beggel
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Missouri
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
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Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
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I agree with you. It bagels the mind. --Bob
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Since it seems I've gotten all the answers I'm going to get, so here are mine. I lived in California for my first 30 years, as did my parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents, so that's influenced my pronunciations.
Lawyer LOYyer or LAWyer
Roof rOOf or ruff
Egg eg or Ague
Caramel cair-a-mel or car-mel - CAR-a-mel
Aunt aHHnt or ant
Crayon cran or cray-awn
Mayonnaise may-oh-nays or may-nays
Been bEEn or ben - bin
Syrup SEAR-up or SIR-rup
Bowie knife BOW-ie or BOO-wie
Bagel BAY-gull or BAH-gull
Lawyer LOYyer or LAWyer
Roof rOOf or ruff
Egg eg or Ague
Caramel cair-a-mel or car-mel - CAR-a-mel
Aunt aHHnt or ant
Crayon cran or cray-awn
Mayonnaise may-oh-nays or may-nays
Been bEEn or ben - bin
Syrup SEAR-up or SIR-rup
Bowie knife BOW-ie or BOO-wie
Bagel BAY-gull or BAH-gull
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
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This is Colorado, so obviously we're correct as we're in the middle of the country.
Lawyer LOYyer
Roof rOOf o
Egg eg
Caramel cair-a-mel
Aunt ant
Crayon cray-awn
Mayonnaise may-oh-nays
Been ben
Syrup SEAR-up
Bowie knife BOW-ie
Bagel BAY-gull
Lawyer LOYyer
Roof rOOf o
Egg eg
Caramel cair-a-mel
Aunt ant
Crayon cray-awn
Mayonnaise may-oh-nays
Been ben
Syrup SEAR-up
Bowie knife BOW-ie
Bagel BAY-gull
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Re: Pronunciation survey
Lawyer = LAWyer
Roof = rOOf
Egg = eg
Caramel - cair-a-mel or car-mel = both...weird
Aunt = ant
Crayon = cray-awn
Mayonnaise = may-oh-nays
Been bEEn or ben = bin
Syrup = SEAR-up
Bowie knife = BOW-ie
Bagel = BAY-gull
Roof = rOOf
Egg = eg
Caramel - cair-a-mel or car-mel = both...weird
Aunt = ant
Crayon = cray-awn
Mayonnaise = may-oh-nays
Been bEEn or ben = bin
Syrup = SEAR-up
Bowie knife = BOW-ie
Bagel = BAY-gull