To think this all stemmed from an office conversation involving the “Pee-Can” versus “Puh-Kahn“. Of course, this led to a rabbit hole of other word pronunciations. Though some of these are considered regional differences or just mispronunciations, here’s a list of 12 words that have at least two different yet common pronunciations.
1) Oregon
Ore-eh-gen vs. Ore-eh-gahn
2) Porsche
Pore-shuh vs. Poresh
3) Pecan
Pee-can vs. Puh-Kahn
4) Caramel
Car-mul vs. Car-a-mel
5) Sherbet
Sure-bit vs. Sure-burt
6) Coupon
Coo-pahn vs. Que-pahn
7) Gif
Gif vs. Jif
8) Kilometer
Kill-om-it-er vs. Kill-o-meeter
9) February
Feb-u-air-ey vs. Feb-ru-air-ey
10) Syrup
Seer-up vs. Sirr-up
11) Nevada
Nev-ah-da vs. Nev-ad-a
12) Adult
Ad-dult vs. Uh-dult
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