King Alfred Academy Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Please settle a dispute in our family. How do you pronounce "decal"? I say it with a short "e" and dh says it with a long "e". Thanks for your help in this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 nt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2jnb Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 nt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB in NJ Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I've never heard it pronounced any way other than the long e sound. Sorry! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeOnTheRanch Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Long e. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubilee Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Long e here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista in LA Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I'm with the others. Never heard it with anything but a long e. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diann Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Short e. Diann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Where would one who says it with a short e be from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhM Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Does the short-e pronounciation have an accent on the second syllable then? (Just trying to work it out - I've only heard it w/long-e, too.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 Does the short-e pronounciation have an accent on the second syllable then? (Just trying to work it out - I've only heard it w/long-e, too.) Nope. I put the accent on the first syllable. So, I am totally weird then?:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 Where would one who says it with a short e be from? I am from Iowa. My dh says I am just used to saying DeKalb (short e) as in DeKalb County. I'm not too sure. Are there any other Iowans out there who say it like me? :o Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista in LA Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I am originally from Iowa - Cedar Rapids area, and I have never hear any of my family say it anyway but with a long e. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diann Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Where would one who says it with a short e be from? I'm from Indiana. Diann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamagistra Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Oops! I voted wrong! I say "DEE-cal." Or "label." Heh-heh. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhM Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Nope. I put the accent on the first syllable. So, I am totally weird then? LOL! Probably not totally weird! :p (But you never know!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Mac Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Sorry, I'm voting long e too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancypants Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 This one always gets me laughing as more Canadians say "deckle" (sort of like pickle). I find it so funny. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenKitty Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Long e. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMere Academy Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 long E here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria from IN Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Where I'm from, it was DEE-cal, as well as puh-CAHN (pecan) and LOO-ee-ville (Louisville). Up here in Terre Haute (just 2 hours north, mind you) it's PEE-can and the ever-popular Loo-vuhl. It was almost like learning a new language. :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillary in KS Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 It's long "e." Unless you're from Canada, and then you'd say it with a short "e." Put THAt in your touque! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillary in KS Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 They'd be from Canada. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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