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Pecan

Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:53 pm
by Philip Hudson
The pecan is the state tree of Texas. English pronunciations of pecan range from the ridiculous to the sublime. The dictionaries give several options but they do not exhaust the subject. Texans say puh-KHAN, a long, drawn out word. It doesn’t appear to be a “standard” pronunciation although I consider it sublime. The funniest pronunciation is one of the most common. It is PEE-can. That is what Texans call chamber pots. It is not a Yankee-Rebel dichotomy. Paula Dean doesn’t say it like Texans say it, although the way she says it is “real sweet” and I assume Southern. How do you say pecan?

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:18 pm
by Slava
Pe-cahn.

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:24 pm
by Perry Lassiter
1st syll p + schwa. Second to rhyme witn Don.

Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:10 am
by Philip Hudson
I wish we had a standard graphic pronunciation set made entirely of the 26 letters of the alphabet or a combination thereof. I think Perry pronounces pecan exactly the way I pronounce it. The graphic representation is just different.
Thank you, Slava, for your contribution. I assume your e is a short e.