Kathleen in VA Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Another pronunciation thread - woo hoo!!!:D Someone at my church pronounces this word "hair - uh - cane" (emphasis on the HAIR part.) I've never heard that before so was wondering if this is common - some sort of regional thing. This person is from New Jersey. I've always pronounced it "hur - i - cane" (emphasis on hur- as in the word her - and a short i). I wonder how many variations of pronunciations there are for this word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Same as you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Same as you. I'm with you and Imp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerine Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Same. I have heard people pronounce it more like "hurr-i-kin" though. I don't believe I've ever heard the "hair" version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Same. I have heard people pronounce it more like "hurr-i-kin" though. I don't believe I've ever heard the "hair" version. My mom pronounced it "hair-i-kin" (emphasis on "hair"). She grew up in the country and I always blamed it on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liza Lee Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I've heard both, but I use the "her" version. Most of the people I've heard use the "hair" pronunciation seemed to be older and live in small towns/rural areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAS in LA Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 My dad says "hair-uh-kin". He's from Augusta Co. (VA) and always got a lot of grief from us children and Mama (who's a Yankee), especially when he spoke in public. I like to think I'm more enlightened now and can appreciate regional dialects. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 It's a "her-i-cane", even if it is given a boys name. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 It's a "her-i-cane", even if it is given a boys name. :tongue_smilie: Yeah! What she said. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyable Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I've always pronounced it "hur - i - cane" (emphasis on hur- as in the word her - and a short i). :iagree: AND I'm from New Jersey so I don't know what's up with that lady. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I pronounce it "her-uh-cane". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted September 3, 2011 Author Share Posted September 3, 2011 :iagree: AND I'm from New Jersey so I don't know what's up with that lady. :lol: It's actually a guy.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I pronounce it "her-uh-cane". me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Her-ih-cane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 huh-rih-cane or huh-rih-cuhn. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 I'm never heard that, but I do know that, in 'artford, 'ereford, and 'ampshire, 'urricanes 'ardly, hever 'appen. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerine Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 I'm never heard that, but I do know that, in 'artford, 'ereford, and 'ampshire, 'urricanes 'ardly, hever 'appen. :D :lol: But what can you tell us about rain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 I've always pronounced it "hur - i - cane" (emphasis on hur- as in the word her - and a short i). I pronounce it the way you do. Grew up in MD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel marie Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 i live in mississippi, smack on the gulf of mexico. take it from a pro with hurricanes, it's her-a-cane and ending is like saying candycane. here are some others while we are at it. new orleans is "new orlins" not "new or-leeeens" and prawleens not pray-leens just sayin' :001_smile: p.s. the tropical depression we are experiencing has been tons of fun...NOT!!;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 :lol: But what can you tell us about rain? Owwwwwwww [said with me best cockney accent] :) Oh and I think it may stay mainly on plains in Spain. [unless of course you live on the gulf (((())))] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Another pronunciation thread - woo hoo!!!:D Someone at my church pronounces this word "hair - uh - cane" (emphasis on the HAIR part.) I've never heard that before so was wondering if this is common - some sort of regional thing. This person is from New Jersey. I've always pronounced it "hur - i - cane" (emphasis on hur- as in the word her - and a short i). I wonder how many variations of pronunciations there are for this word. Kathleen, I'm from NJ, and I've never heard HAIR-uh-cane, except from people from the South. LOL! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 DH pronounces the first syllable "hair" and I say "her". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 South Louisiana-raised. It is either her-i-cane or herrrr-cane. We experienced enough, so we get to pronounce it however we like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Add me to the list who says "her-uh-cane." Of course, being a native Southerner, I suspect I drag out the "a" in "cane" far more than most other people do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpe Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I pronounce it "her-uh-cane". That's the way this Floridian pronounces it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I say her-uh-cane, as does DH. We both grew up in NJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Kathleen, I'm from NJ, and I've never heard HAIR-uh-cane, except from people from the South. LOL! :lol: I've been in Georgia and Tennessee for the past 20 plus years, and I've never heard anyone pronounce it with "hair", only with "her", and usually "ih", not "uh". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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