Interesting ...

[Andy M.]

Born in Boston and lived in and around all my life so far.

Pee-CAN, May-naze (2 syllables), water fountain-not bubbler, craw-fish, car-a-mel, sear-up.

Growing up, soft drinks were TONIC. Now I call them soda.

 

[GotGarlic]

Here we have our own controversy as to the proper name for our state. A true native or near native says "Call-o-rah-doh". Foreigners tend to make the third syllable a short nasal "a" like in the ward "at". It's properly pronounced like the expression of satisfaction, "ah" (like El Dorado or Mikado).

I've always called it "Call-o-rah-doh" because I studied Spanish for four years

 

[Cooking Goddess]

I've said it that way, too, for as long as I can remember. Must be because I listened to John Denver records? ?