Words And Pronunciations That Differ Throughout The Country — How Do You Say Them? [AUDIO]
I find this kind of thing fascinating, and I'm hoping against hope you do as well. Obviously I'm in a business where linguistics are central...but have you ever thought about how many differences there are in ONE word, across WNY, across the state, across the country?
Caramel: "car-a-mel" or "car-mil"?
Crayon: "CRAY-on" or "cran"?
Lawyer: "LOY-er" or "LAW-yer"?
Mayo: "May-uh-naze" or "MAY-naze"?
Pecan: "pee-KON", "pic-AHN", "PEE-can", "PEE-kahn"?
Pajamas: "puh-JAM-ahs" or "puh-JAH-mas"?
NOW...I put it out to YOU about how people pronounce things and what drives you nuts. Mine are:
- "expecially" = especially
- "suffosedta" = supposed to
- "tuesdee" = Tuesday
- "walmartS" = WalMart
- "yoooge" = huge
YOUR calls were WONDERFUL! Listen to some of them here: