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Does anyone else pronounce "crayon" like "cran"?

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Wine Stirring Temple Boistinker
  03/29/17
Yes, and I've also heard "crown"
Histrionic mad-dog skullcap theater stage
  03/29/17
I've heard cran IRL but never crown
bull headed selfie hell
  03/29/17
I say "crown"
Internet-worthy trip resort
  03/30/17
(Guy who just took the NYT accent locator test)
Concupiscible Angry Casino
  03/29/17
I do but nobody else in my family does
Wine Stirring Temple Boistinker
  03/29/17
Prole tell
saffron puppy candlestick maker
  03/29/17
You trying to hurt my feelings here or what?
Wine Stirring Temple Boistinker
  03/29/17
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iridescent exhilarant piazza
  03/30/17
We said "crown" growing up, but I stopped when I r...
Amber cerebral headpube
  03/29/17
Thats not a PNW thing
Concupiscible Angry Casino
  03/29/17
I know, that's what makes it so odd. I've never lived anywhe...
Amber cerebral headpube
  03/29/17
"Crown" is an interesting phenomenon. When they pu...
Internet-worthy trip resort
  03/30/17
Fucking weird dude. Sounds Appalachian
Shivering macaca pervert
  03/30/17
Wouldn't "crown" be closest to the original French...
Aquamarine People Who Are Hurt Son Of Senegal
  03/30/17
i pronounce it cra-unz which barely sounds like two syllable...
Marvelous jap faggot firefighter
  03/29/17
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Bat shit crazy amethyst tanning salon jewess
  03/29/17
No but I often think about how silly this sounds. Cran. Lol.
Adventurous orchestra pit
  03/30/17
I don't think I've ever heard that in my life. is this some ...
cyan mewling principal's office
  03/30/17
Apparently southerners pronounce both "pen" and &q...
spectacular dull station twinkling uncleanness
  03/30/17
Yeah that's true
Adventurous orchestra pit
  03/30/17
yeah "pen" is pronounced "pin" but when ...
Marvelous jap faggot firefighter
  03/30/17
Accurate
Mauve 180 base immigrant
  03/30/17
i think they are just flaming us with this pronunciation
Spruce greedy rigor
  03/30/17
Nah bro even I say that and i don't have a noticeable accent...
cyan mewling principal's office
  03/30/17
I generally do not anymore but I did as a kid
lilac ape telephone
  03/30/17
Literally no idea how I pronounce this word
Balding cracking ticket booth
  03/30/17
when I was a kid another little kid asked me if I knew what ...
Maniacal knife black woman
  03/30/17
lol
Odious crawly area
  03/30/17


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Date: March 29th, 2017 11:29 PM
Author: Wine Stirring Temple Boistinker



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Date: March 29th, 2017 11:30 PM
Author: Histrionic mad-dog skullcap theater stage

Yes, and I've also heard "crown"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32950432)



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Date: March 29th, 2017 11:32 PM
Author: bull headed selfie hell

I've heard cran IRL but never crown

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32950467)



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Date: March 30th, 2017 5:00 AM
Author: Internet-worthy trip resort

I say "crown"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32951645)



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Date: March 29th, 2017 11:30 PM
Author: Concupiscible Angry Casino

(Guy who just took the NYT accent locator test)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32950436)



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Date: March 29th, 2017 11:31 PM
Author: Wine Stirring Temple Boistinker

I do but nobody else in my family does

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32950441)



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Date: March 29th, 2017 11:31 PM
Author: saffron puppy candlestick maker

Prole tell

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32950443)



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Date: March 29th, 2017 11:33 PM
Author: Wine Stirring Temple Boistinker

You trying to hurt my feelings here or what?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32950470)



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Date: March 30th, 2017 10:42 AM
Author: iridescent exhilarant piazza



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32952583)



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Date: March 29th, 2017 11:34 PM
Author: Amber cerebral headpube

We said "crown" growing up, but I stopped when I realized it was prole.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32950478)



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Date: March 29th, 2017 11:34 PM
Author: Concupiscible Angry Casino

Thats not a PNW thing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32950484)



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Date: March 29th, 2017 11:35 PM
Author: Amber cerebral headpube

I know, that's what makes it so odd. I've never lived anywhere else, but my parents grew up in another state.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32950493)



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Date: March 30th, 2017 5:04 AM
Author: Internet-worthy trip resort

"Crown" is an interesting phenomenon. When they put together pronunciation maps of the country, there is nowhere that shows up with a plurality for "crown" and yet it is mixed in all over (primarily the upper midwest and parts of BosWash, I think). And it isn't just random weirdos here and there who didn't learn it right... everyone in my family says "crown" and I distinctly remember that being the primary pronunciation in my elementary school class room. Also, when I looked into this before, I don't think it was really closely correlated with any other odd regional pronunciation.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32951650)



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Date: March 30th, 2017 5:41 AM
Author: Shivering macaca pervert

Fucking weird dude. Sounds Appalachian

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32951683)



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Date: March 30th, 2017 10:40 AM
Author: Aquamarine People Who Are Hurt Son Of Senegal

Wouldn't "crown" be closest to the original French pronunciation? Seems prestigious.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32952550)



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Date: March 29th, 2017 11:41 PM
Author: Marvelous jap faggot firefighter

i pronounce it cra-unz which barely sounds like two syllables and a lot closer to crans than cray-ons.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32950564)



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Date: March 29th, 2017 11:49 PM
Author: Bat shit crazy amethyst tanning salon jewess



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32950655)



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Date: March 30th, 2017 3:51 AM
Author: Adventurous orchestra pit

No but I often think about how silly this sounds. Cran. Lol.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32951573)



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Date: March 30th, 2017 3:54 AM
Author: cyan mewling principal's office

I don't think I've ever heard that in my life. is this some canadian shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32951575)



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Date: March 30th, 2017 4:21 AM
Author: spectacular dull station twinkling uncleanness

Apparently southerners pronounce both "pen" and "pin" like "pin."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32951597)



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Date: March 30th, 2017 5:05 AM
Author: Adventurous orchestra pit

Yeah that's true

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32951653)



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Date: March 30th, 2017 9:21 AM
Author: Marvelous jap faggot firefighter

yeah "pen" is pronounced "pin" but when they say "pin" its more like "peen" ljl

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32951996)



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Date: March 30th, 2017 9:50 AM
Author: Mauve 180 base immigrant

Accurate

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32952184)



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Date: March 30th, 2017 10:41 AM
Author: Spruce greedy rigor

i think they are just flaming us with this pronunciation

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32952559)



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Date: March 30th, 2017 10:49 AM
Author: cyan mewling principal's office

Nah bro even I say that and i don't have a noticeable accent unless talking to family. I pronounce them exactly the same

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32952641)



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Date: March 30th, 2017 9:22 AM
Author: lilac ape telephone

I generally do not anymore but I did as a kid

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32951998)



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Date: March 30th, 2017 10:42 AM
Author: Balding cracking ticket booth

Literally no idea how I pronounce this word

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32952576)



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Date: March 30th, 2017 10:46 AM
Author: Maniacal knife black woman

when I was a kid another little kid asked me if I knew what "crowns" were made of. I said Gold. He said, Wrong! Wax! I was bewildered.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32952619)



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Date: March 30th, 2017 10:48 AM
Author: Odious crawly area

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3568194&forum_id=2#32952638)