Cray-on or Cran? (Pronunciation)

[WelshBloke]

I can see how people might slur the "y" and "on" together. Like saying cray-an but as one syllable.

Yeah. I work with a lot of stroke victims as well.

 

[sdifox]

Cra-yawn

 

[Anubis]

cran

 

[JM Aggie08]

There is no example of 'on' sounding like 'an' (think can) in the modern English language. Still nonsensical bullshit.

 

[IronWing]

There is no example of 'on' sounding like 'an' (think can) in the modern English language. Still nonsensical bullshit.

Crayon is pronounced cran therefore your claim is invalid.

 

[PenguinPower]

My wife says she grew up pronouncing it "crown". She's from NOVA.

This is correct.

 

[PenguinPower]

Central IL - Crown

Also correct.

 

[Drako]

Cranberry, without the berry.

 

[brianmanahan]

This is correct.

you literally use the same pronunciation as "crown" for crayon? as in, the 2 words are homonyms?

 

[Ichinisan]

This must come from the same people who renamed crayfish "crawfish".

Well, I believe both spellings and both pronunciations are acceptable. Also "crawdads."

 

[Ichinisan]

Cray day away may bay gay hey hay lay sway play

On awn pawn dawn fawn lawn

Period.

 

[Kaido]

Cran
Punkin
Wader
Jif

Come at me bro

 

[Thebobo]

This must come from the same people who renamed crayfish "crawfish".

Or Vultures into Buzzards

 

[Red Storm]

Cray-yawn

 

[IronWing]

Or Vultures into Buzzards

I decided to go look up the origin of buzzard. Here in Jesus Land, buzzards are vultures, period. Across the pond in Commie Village buzzard can mean any number of hawk species. We should probably head back over there and try to save those benighted folks from incorrect speech.

 

[PenguinPower]

you literally use the same pronunciation as "crown" for crayon? as in, the 2 words are homonyms?

Correct.

 

[snoopy7548]

I might start pronouncing it "crow-wahn" and see if it catches on. Can't be any dumber than some of the other pronunciations.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

'Wax Pen'

 

[Meghan54]

Correct.

Pronounce Crayola....the brand name that uses crayon as its root.

 

[PenguinPower]

Pronounce Crayola....the brand name that uses crayon as its root.

...and also admits that there are variations depending on individual and regional dialect.

 

[brianmanahan]

Correct.

well that's the most ridiculous thing i've heard all day

 

[PenguinPower]

well that's the most ridiculous thing i've heard all day

This is incorrect.

 

[Chaotic42]

As a cartographer, this map is so poorly designed that I find it deeply offensive. I say cray-ahn.

 

[preCRT]

Worse, much worse than folks who can't properly pronounce cray-on are those who say AXE instead of ASK.

 

[sdifox]

Crayon is pronounced cran therefore your claim is invalid.

C'est oolong n'est pas la oolong.