Given that it's Chocolate Pecan Pie Day today.
Chatting with my brother, whose fiancee is from the USA about the pronunciation of "pecan". He said he's *never* heard an American pronounce it PEEcan. Only ever PeCAHN.
So with that in mind, US friends, how do *you* say it?
Elaborate in comments with the state you live/grew up in if you're comfortable doing that.
I think he'll find the results fun and informative.
I have heard it pronounced PEE-can but can't recall what area of the country. I say PeCAHN but I also say AHH-unt and not Ant, for Aunt, like a good chunk of the country does. I prefer that I not call my relatives insects, although some of them deserve much worse. 😏
@see_the_sus @stueytheround
LOL! I never had any aunts, so I think I always pronounced it as my friends did: ant. I used to think AHH-nt was trying to be special! I understand a lot more since I sort of grew up and traveled some.
I'm not entirely sure when I started pronouncing it that way cause, like you, I grew up with everyone around me saying Ant. I also pronounce Vase as Vaaahhs. It just sounds more interesting and elegant to me. 🤷