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Pronunciation survey

#1 Post by Bob Juch » Tue May 11, 2021 3:47 pm

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.
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#2 Post by Beebs52 » Tue May 11, 2021 3:51 pm

Bob Juch wrote:
Tue May 11, 2021 3:47 pm
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
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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#3 Post by BackInTex » Tue May 11, 2021 3:54 pm

I had to actually say the word. I think the pronunciation differently on some of them. :?
Bob Juch wrote:
Tue May 11, 2021 3:47 pm
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 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.
I'll add one

Pecan Pee-can or Pah-con
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Re: Pronunciation survey

#4 Post by Beebs52 » Tue May 11, 2021 3:56 pm

BackInTex wrote:
Tue May 11, 2021 3:54 pm
I had to actually say the word. I think the pronunciation differently on some of them. :?
Bob Juch wrote:
Tue May 11, 2021 3:47 pm
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 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.
I'll add one

Pecan Pee-can or Pah-con
PeCAHN
Well, then

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#5 Post by littlebeast13 » Tue May 11, 2021 4:51 pm

Never say sundae like the day of the week.... it's SUN-duh!

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#6 Post by wbtravis007 » Tue May 11, 2021 4:59 pm

Bob Juch wrote:
Tue May 11, 2021 3:47 pm
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 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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#7 Post by Bob78164 » Tue May 11, 2021 5:27 pm

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

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#8 Post by Estonut » Tue May 11, 2021 7:50 pm

A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.
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#9 Post by triviawayne » Tue May 11, 2021 7:54 pm

BackInTex wrote:
Tue May 11, 2021 3:54 pm
I had to actually say the word. I think the pronunciation differently on some of them. :?

I'll add one

Pecan Pee-can or Pah-con
It 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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#10 Post by Appa23 » Tue May 11, 2021 9:01 pm

Bob Juch wrote:
Tue May 11, 2021 3:47 pm
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 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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#11 Post by tlynn78 » Wed May 12, 2021 12:05 am

triviawayne wrote:
Tue May 11, 2021 7:54 pm
BackInTex wrote:
Tue May 11, 2021 3:54 pm
I had to actually say the word. I think the pronunciation differently on some of them. :?

I'll add one

Pecan Pee-can or Pah-con
It 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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#12 Post by kroxquo » Wed May 12, 2021 4:19 am

Bob Juch wrote:
Tue May 11, 2021 3:47 pm
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 (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
What about this one -
Creek creek or crick
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#13 Post by Vandal » Wed May 12, 2021 5:33 am

Bob Juch wrote:
Tue May 11, 2021 3:47 pm
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
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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#14 Post by bazodee » Wed May 12, 2021 7:54 am

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

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#15 Post by Beebs52 » Wed May 12, 2021 9:13 am

Creek now but crick growing up
Man-aze, I dint choose one earlier
Well, then

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#16 Post by jarnon » Wed May 12, 2021 4:00 pm

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
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#17 Post by Vandal » Wed May 12, 2021 4:08 pm

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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#18 Post by Beebs52 » Wed May 12, 2021 4:19 pm

Vandal wrote:
Wed May 12, 2021 4:08 pm
I’ve never heard anyone say BAH-gull over BAY-gull. Where in these United States would I find this verbal atrocity?
Some faux British entrenchment in the mountains.
Well, then

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#19 Post by mellytu74 » Wed May 12, 2021 4:29 pm

* 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

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#20 Post by Bob Juch » Wed May 12, 2021 6:20 pm

Vandal wrote:
Wed May 12, 2021 4:08 pm
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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#21 Post by Bob78164 » Wed May 12, 2021 6:23 pm

Vandal wrote:
Wed May 12, 2021 4:08 pm
I’ve never heard anyone say BAH-gull over BAY-gull. Where in these United States would I find this verbal atrocity?
I agree with you. It bagels the mind. --Bob
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#22 Post by Bob Juch » Wed May 12, 2021 6:28 pm

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
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#23 Post by SportsFan68 » Wed May 12, 2021 6:29 pm

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
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#24 Post by triviawayne » Wed May 12, 2021 7:20 pm

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

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