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rtc407
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“It’s regional. In North Carolina, it's "pee-cans." If you go to Georgia, Alabama down there, it’s "p-cans" and it takes me about twenty minutes to start saying p-cans down there,” Bunn said.

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/4015769/


GO BACK TO GEORGIA OR ALABAMA

11/23/2008 11:19:02 PM

QTPie
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p'con

[Edited on November 23, 2008 at 11:19 PM. Reason : And I'm from NC]

11/23/2008 11:19:16 PM

catalyst
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idk i change how i say it sometimes

[Edited on November 23, 2008 at 11:19 PM. Reason : sda]

11/23/2008 11:19:35 PM

God
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I pronounce the letter P like "pee," so in both of those examples I would say "pee cans."

I don't know what fucked up way you pronounce the letter P.

11/23/2008 11:20:00 PM

fleetwud
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^^^

11/23/2008 11:20:03 PM

evlbuxmbetty
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i switch it up

ya know, i like a lil mystery

11/23/2008 11:20:26 PM

cddweller
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Pee-can piiiiiiieeeeeeee

11/23/2008 11:20:27 PM

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what is the difference between "pee-can" and "p-can". i would pronounce the two the same.

11/23/2008 11:20:29 PM

ScubaSteve
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maybe "pee cauns"?

11/23/2008 11:21:22 PM

confusi0n
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"Etymology and pronunciation

"Pecan" is from an Algonquian word, meaning a nut requiring a stone to crack.[15] The pronunciation of pecan is a source of friendly dispute among aficionados. Some people say [p?.'k?n], while others say ['pi?.kæn].

Most Southerners pronounce the word as "peh-kahn". Since Spanish explorers were the first Westerners to discover this nut, in the 1600s, the word may have well taken on this pronunciation from the Spanish vowels (e=eh, a=ah). This pronunciation would have been prevalent in the New Orleans, La. area with its heavy Spanish/French populations."

11/23/2008 11:21:30 PM

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either way you say it, i don't like pecan pie. as a good southerner i pretended to like them for years, but ive just accepted now that pecan pie makes me want to vomit

pumpkin pie > pecan pie

11/23/2008 11:21:54 PM

cddweller
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^^Peh-KOH! HOHOHOH!

[Edited on November 23, 2008 at 11:22 PM. Reason : ^^]

11/23/2008 11:22:24 PM

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insurance or insurance?

I'm Big Business and i approved this message.

11/23/2008 11:23:01 PM

cddweller
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Truly redneck: insurance

[Edited on November 23, 2008 at 11:23 PM. Reason : .]

11/23/2008 11:23:39 PM

Jaybee1200
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I think he meant pee-cans, or pa-khans

11/23/2008 11:27:53 PM

BigEgo
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"I pronounce the letter P like "pee," so in both of those examples I would say "pee cans."

I don't know what fucked up way you pronounce the letter P."

11/23/2008 11:28:04 PM

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"p'con

[Edited on November 23, 2008 at 11:19 PM. Reason : And I'm from NC]"

11/23/2008 11:28:29 PM

cddweller
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11/23/2008 11:29:05 PM

CharlieEFH
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peh-

11/23/2008 11:30:01 PM

Spontaneous
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You rednecks and your various dialects.

11/23/2008 11:30:03 PM

cyrion
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i say it both ways.

11/23/2008 11:30:14 PM

drunknloaded
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^^^hahahha

11/23/2008 11:30:34 PM

Jaybee1200
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^^^^ HAHHA, I SO almost posted that, but didnt know if anyone would get it

11/23/2008 11:31:38 PM

Spontaneous
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Thread winnar.

11/23/2008 11:32:23 PM

fredbot3000
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"insurance or insurance?"


where i'm from, it's insurnce

none of this three-syllable mess

11/23/2008 11:41:45 PM

ambrosia1231
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haha
I say it both pee-cans and puh-kahns

I also say both ant and ahnt
and neeether and neyether, as well as eeether and eyether

11/23/2008 11:43:33 PM

Skack
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I say PEE KANS
Others say PUH KAHNS

I'd like to smack the PUH KAHNS out of them.

11/23/2008 11:46:36 PM

umop-apisdn
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suh-ment or see-ment

11/23/2008 11:50:42 PM

GREEN JAY
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a pee can is something my grandma kept under her bed in case she couldn`t make it



i say puh khan

11/23/2008 11:51:55 PM

TroopofEchos
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"I say it both pee-cans and puh-kahns

I also say both ant and ahnt
and neeether and neyether, as well as eeether and eyether"

yes

peecan pie
butter p'khan ice cream

11/24/2008 12:13:55 AM

eahanhan
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Quote :
"I say it both pee-cans and puh-kahns

I also say both ant and ahnt
and neeether and neyether, as well as eeether and eyether"

11/24/2008 1:30:14 AM

Kurtis636
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It's spelled pecan, but it's pronounced walnut.

11/24/2008 1:34:46 AM

joe_schmoe
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tee VEE

or

TEE vee

11/24/2008 3:54:17 AM

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p-con

11/24/2008 6:41:23 AM

blah
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Quote :
"peecan pie
butter p'khan ice cream
"

11/24/2008 7:25:37 AM

chembob
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"haha
I say it both pee-cans and puh-kahns

I also say both ant and ahnt
and neeether and neyether, as well as eeether and eyether"


but do you say ah-gen and ah-gain?

11/24/2008 7:40:50 AM

quagmire02
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"peecan pie
butter p'khan ice cream"


that's stupid, it's the same exact word with the same exact meaning...pick one or the other, you damn fence straddlers!

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"p'con"


exactly...and i'm from the midwest, so that means i'm automatically right

[Edited on November 24, 2008 at 7:53 AM. Reason : .]

11/24/2008 7:42:37 AM

wdprice3
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^lol

p'con. and I'm from NC

11/24/2008 7:48:23 AM

wilso
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peecan pie for the win

11/24/2008 7:49:52 AM

Willy Nilly
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Quote :
"I think he meant pee-cans, or pa-khans"


a pee can is another name for a chamber pot

ya'll go ahead and eat all the pee cans you want

I'll be eating pa-khans
Quote :
"...and I'm from NC"

11/24/2008 7:55:34 AM

bethaleigh
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pee-con


Quote :
"I don't know what fucked up way you pronounce the letter P."

I'm guessing they mean like "puh" but quickly.

[Edited on November 24, 2008 at 8:59 AM. Reason : ]

11/24/2008 8:58:03 AM

nicklepickle
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Quote :
"what is the difference between "pee-can" and "p-can". i would pronounce the two the same."

11/24/2008 9:00:52 AM

DivaBaby19
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I'm from Louisiana and I say it both ways, but most of my family says puh-khan

11/24/2008 9:09:37 AM

beatsunc
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its puh-khan. if you say pee-can you should not be allowed to breed.

11/24/2008 9:19:12 AM

DeltaBeta
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Pee-can is obviously the only correct way to say it. Anyone who pronounces it otherwise is an idiot.

[/troll]

11/24/2008 9:20:19 AM

djeternal
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up in PA where I am from they call them pee-kins

11/24/2008 9:28:59 AM

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