Teaching3bears Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 How do you pronounce the word ‘experiment’ EX-PEER-IMENT or EX-PARE-IMENT Is the difference in pronunciation due to region or age? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbcdeDooDah Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Ex-peer-iment Southern California 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Ex -pur- a - mint Pennsylvania (originally Philadelphia) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 ex-pare-a-ment (originally from southern Pennsylvania) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Neither? the e in per, sounds like edge or echo to me. Closer to ex-pare-e(short again)-ment 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 All y’all be wrong bc it’s Ex - peer - a - ment 😎 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CT Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 1 hour ago, AmandaVT said: Neither? the e in per, sounds like edge or echo to me. Closer to ex-pare-e(short again)-ment This is closest to how I say it, but I do a schwa on the i: ex-pare-uh-ment. If it had an accent mark, the accent would go on PARE. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Ex-PEH-ri-ment. Short 'e' and the 'r' is part of the next syllable. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Ex-pehr-i-ment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraha Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Ex-Speer-uh-ment Originally from mi but have lived in several states since childhood 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 38 minutes ago, saraha said: Ex-Speer-uh-ment Same here, although, I'm not completely sure that the last syllable is truly "ment." It may be closer to "mint." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmith Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Matryoshka said: Ex-PEH-ri-ment. Short 'e' and the 'r' is part of the next syllable. I say it the same way. I’m in northern NJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 I don't think I strictly say it one way. I think my mouth is not really binary on this one. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) Ex-PEH-rih-muhnt. I'm English. Edited July 4, 2021 by Laura Corin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 ExPARement. When I was a kid, it was exPEERiment. Not sure why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 23 minutes ago, Laura Corin said: Ex-PEH-rih-muhnt. I'm English. this I am Aussie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noreen Claire Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 8 hours ago, Matryoshka said: Ex-PEH-ri-ment. Short 'e' and the 'r' is part of the next syllable. this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 9 hours ago, Pam in CT said: This is closest to how I say it, but I do a schwa on the i: ex-pare-uh-ment. If it had an accent mark, the accent would go on PARE. This—I grew up in DC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 X-pear-a-mint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Ex-per-u-ment or ex-peer-i-mnt. This is one of the words that isn't super fixed in pronunciation for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 10 hours ago, Pam in CT said: This is closest to how I say it, but I do a schwa on the i: ex-pare-uh-ment. If it had an accent mark, the accent would go on PARE. I think you worded it better than me - I'm from RI (almost the same neighborhood as CT) and just spent way too long trying to figure out how much schwa I am using on the i. It's definitely not a short i when I say it. In between a short e and short u. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanin Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) Do experiment and experience sound the same? They do for me. Edited July 4, 2021 by Kanin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 17 minutes ago, Kanin said: Do experiment and experience sound the same? They do for me. Not at all. First has short E in the middle, the second long. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Study, since my kid is majoring in biology, and the term experiment is usually only used for the short term things done in classes, not several years of tracking turtles or counting frog croaks! I fall in the "Ex-speer-uh-ment" category. From the South, but raised by midwestern Scientist parents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CT Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 58 minutes ago, Kanin said: Do experiment and experience sound the same? They do for me. For me, not at all. Experiment = ex/rhymes with hex - pare/rhymes with care - uh/rhymes with duh - ment/rhymes with sent; emphasis on PARE Experience = ex/rhymes with hex - peer/rhymes with leer - ee/rhymes with see - ence/rhymes with fence; emphasis on PEER I puffy heart love how much language varies across regions. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not_a_Number Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Matryoshka said: Not at all. First has short E in the middle, the second long. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 7 hours ago, Laura Corin said: Ex-PEH-rih-muhnt. I'm English. Similar to this, but with more of a 'ment' sound to finish. I'm Canadian. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 13 hours ago, Matryoshka said: Ex-PEH-ri-ment. Short 'e' and the 'r' is part of the next syllable. 12 hours ago, dsmith said: I say it the same way. I’m in northern NJ. Me too. On both counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintinative Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 15 hours ago, Murphy101 said: All y’all be wrong bc it’s Ex - peer - a - ment 😎 +1 for this version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet2ndchance Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 ex-spearmint As in the gum and candy flavor with "ex" in front of it. Dh and I both say it this way. We just tested lol. He is from the southern region of tornado alley. I'm from Arizona but have lived a little bit of everywhere. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 15 hours ago, saraha said: Ex-Speer-uh-ment Somewhere between the above one & below note: 15 hours ago, klmama said: Same here, although, I'm not completely sure that the last syllable is truly "ment." It may be closer to "mint." This is how I say experience/ same as experiment. 4 hours ago, Pam in CT said: Experience = ex/rhymes with hex - peer/rhymes with leer - ee/rhymes with see - ence/rhymes with fence; emphasis on PEER Plains States born & raised. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 16 hours ago, saraha said: Ex-Speer-uh-ment Originally from mi but have lived in several states since childhood Oh dang. Upon further examination of our speech pattern, my family agrees this is closer to our pronunciation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 What would age have to do with it? Has it changed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 17 hours ago, gardenmom5 said: Ex-pehr-i-ment. This 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintinative Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Murphy101 said: Oh dang. Upon further examination of our speech pattern, my family agrees this is closer to our pronunciation. yes, us too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, Kanin said: Do experiment and experience sound the same? They do for me. Sometimes! I seem to switch back and forth between two pronunciations for experiment. I also switch back and for between two pronunciations for either: ee-ther and eye-ther. Edited July 4, 2021 by maize Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teaching3bears Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 5 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said: What would age have to do with it? Has it changed? I had heard ex-pehr-iment most of my life but I have been hearing ex-peer-Iment lately mostly online and from people who are younger than me and who might live somewhere else than me so I did not know if it was generational or regional. Now I think it is regional. Still, language and pronunciation does change over time and there are new words and expressions that come out every few years. I find it all very interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittany1116 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 (edited) Differently depending on context, just like how I say "pecan". 🙂 I just said it a few times to see. Seems like PEER when it's a verb and PARE when it's a noun. 🤔🤣 Edited to keep with OP's pronunciation framework. Edited July 5, 2021 by Brittany1116 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 On 7/3/2021 at 11:11 PM, gardenmom5 said: Ex-pehr-i-ment. This! And this is how I remember my science teachers saying it, too. Mid-Atlantic/MD roots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 (edited) ex-pear-uh-ment Northern New Jersey and Florida Edited July 5, 2021 by Lady Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 So I got curious and looked it up. All the dictionary pronunciations I looked at (which obviously were not all the ones out there) showed the pronunciation as "ex-pear-i (or a schwa)- ment. There was one blog that quoted a woman in Montana who said that her daughter said "ex-peer-a-ment". Somehow I trust the dictionary pronunciation guides more even though I realize that language does evolve. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrips Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 On 7/3/2021 at 9:25 PM, Amethyst said: Ex -pur- a - mint Pennsylvania (originally Philadelphia) Close! Ex-sper-a-mint On the border of west Philly. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 1 hour ago, matrips said: Close! Ex-sper-a-mint On the border of west Philly. 🙂 Yes! You wrote it out better than I did! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarita Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 I said this word three times yesterday and all those times different. (Can I blame that on my public school education? ;p) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 4 hours ago, Clarita said: I said this word three times yesterday and all those times different. (Can I blame that on my public school education? ;p) I read the thread when it first began but didn't respond until Monday. I kept saying the word a bunch of times to try and figure out how I actually pronounce it. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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