You can often tell what part of the country a person is from by their pronunciation. It turns out that – for certain words – there’s a distinct regional preference.
For example, what do you call the small
crustacean, relative of the lobster, which can be found
throughout North America?
throughout North America?
Depending on where you live, this creature may
be known as “crayfish”, “crawfish” or “crawdad”. People in the northeast
favor “crayfish”, those in the south prefer “crawfish”, while “crawdad” may be
heard in pockets of the central and western states.
What you put on to go to bed at night might be
“pajamas” where the second syllable sounds like “jam”, but only if you live in
Canada and the north and western US. If you live in the south and east,
the second syllable sounds like the “a” in “father”.
Someone in the Midwest or Canada might request
“pop”, for much of the US it’s “soda”, but the Deep South ask for it by brand
name.
As to “car-ml” and “car-a-mel”, those of us in
Canada and the eastern third of the US prefer three syllables, while those in
the rest of the continent lean toward two!
How do you say
it? :)
Your friend,
Matt Capell
– Owner Capell Flooring and Interiors
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