#98QBKiller Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Do you pronounce it "ape" ri-cot or "app" ri-cot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfWashington Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 The latter. In fact, I don't think I've ever heard it pronounced the other way. Pancakes are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 "app"-ricot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 The latter. In fact, I don't think I've ever heard it pronounced the other way.Pancakes are good. I've always pronounced it "ape" ri-cot. I had never heard the other way until a friend of mine from Syracuse said it not too long ago. Then I just heard it on tv so I figured I'd ask. Pancakes are always good, I left the poll open to multiple choices for that reason. And I effed up and voted for the wrong one in the poll lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandymac27 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 App-ri-cot. I didn't know it was pronounced other ways to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrellsMyHero28 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I just said them both, and I think I have used both pronunciations. And I do love pancakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teller Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I say ape. But then, I also pronounce this word "measure" as MAY-zhur; not meh-zhur. I'm such a freak. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbeals Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 definitely "app" and pancakes are awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 I say ape.But then, I also pronounce this word "measure" as MAY-zhur; not meh-zhur. I'm such a freak. :doh: "Ape" must be a WV thing then b/c that's likely where I got it from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Ah prah cotz...always ends in a z and takes 4-5 seconds with the drawl single syllable words are preferable,less ya got awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfWashington Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I've always pronounced it "ape" ri-cot. I had never heard the other way until a friend of mine from Syracuse said it not too long ago. Then I just heard it on tv so I figured I'd ask.Pancakes are always good, I left the poll open to multiple choices for that reason. And I effed up and voted for the wrong one in the poll lol. Maybe it's a regional thing or something. m-w.com has both pronunciations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teller Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 "Ape" must be a WV thing then b/c that's likely where I got it from. It probably is regional. I didn't find out I was so freakish about my pronounciation of "measure" until I was in college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeknows Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 It probably is regional.I didn't find out I was so freakish about my pronounciation of "measure" until I was in college. mayzyur? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I pronounce it based on my current mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsBry Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I can't vote in the poll. I'm not a big fan of pancakes and I say it both ways. I use the word so infrequently, I think when I'm using the word for fruit, I say "ape" and if I'm talking about the color, I'll say "app". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins8921 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 "app"-ricot? What the hell's wrong with y'all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titans&SkinsFan Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I pronounce it App, never heard it with an ape... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddys little skins fan Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 thought i say "app-ricott" more often... different scenarios would probably cause me to pronounce it differently. It's like Caribbean. I usually say CaRIBbean, but in cases such as "Pirates of the Caribbean" I say CaribBEan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsTerps26 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 It probably is regional.I didn't find out I was so freakish about my pronounciation of "measure" until I was in college. you big freak. My WV professor says may-zure, def a West Va thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins8921 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 It's like Caribbean. I usually say CaRIBbean, but in cases such as "Pirates of the Caribbean" I say CaribBEan. I do that too. I think I change it up with a lot of things... Like with wash... When I just say wash I pronounce it "worsh". When I say Washington it's "Wah-shington" you big freak. My WV professor says may-zure, def a West Va thing I say may, never heard it said meh. We're not too far from WV though, but I definitely don't like being clumped in with doing "West Virginia things" haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 I do that too. I think I change it up with a lot of things... Like with wash... When I just say wash I pronounce it "worsh". When I say Washington it's "Wah-shington" Lol, now that's country. My grandma always said "worsh." Do you also say "commode" instead of toilet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 "Ape" must be a WV thing then b/c that's likely where I got it from.Nope. I'm from SoMD and always use "ape"ricot.Its just kind of like the word "tournament" Some folks use a Barkley accent and say "turn"ament, while others use "tor"nament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Ape is the correct pronunciation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Reminds me of a funny story (well it was to me anyway) I was in grad school and was taking a class on language disabilities. Our professor was a pretty noted guy with a very strong national rep. During one class, he made a very strong case that there is only one correct pronounciation of every word. The dictionary phonetics is the only way to go. Standard phonetics was it. No wiggle room for local dialect, not foreign accents. Nothing. I argued with him a little, but he was quite adamanent. No allowances. Later, in that same class he was talking about a certain genre of something... except he pronounced it "Gon-ra" It was really hard not to burst out laughing, but he not only was my prof. he was my thesis advisor and I held my tongue. That being said... Ape-ricot? Ape-ricot! There's no such thing as monkey fruit. Monkey's don't even eat fruit!!! I grew up with app-ricot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I say it like an Amurrican.. you gotta problem wit dat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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