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Post by katlady on Sept 14, 2023 2:47:01 GMT
What do you call these? I was watching a video about how there are different ways to call these in the U.S. West coast here and I say Cray-on  |
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Post by Merge on Sept 14, 2023 2:50:19 GMT
I think I say cray-on, but my accent may make it sound more like cray-awn to others. Not sure.
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Post by naby64 on Sept 14, 2023 2:51:13 GMT
Normally, just colors. But if I had to say it to myself it is cray-uhn.
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Post by miascraps on Sept 14, 2023 5:27:29 GMT
Cray-awn and cray-on sound the same to me 🤷🏻♀️
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Post by Gennifer on Sept 14, 2023 5:58:40 GMT
Cray-awn and cray-on sound the same to me 🤷🏻♀️ It’s like the whole Don/Dawn debate all over again! (I’m with you, though!) |
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Post by busy on Sept 14, 2023 5:59:57 GMT
Cray-awn and cray-on sound the same to me 🤷🏻♀️ Same! I say it both of these ways because they're identical  West coast accent checking in. |
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Post by katlady on Sept 14, 2023 6:16:10 GMT
Cray-awn and cray-on sound the same to me 🤷🏻♀️ Same! I say it both of these ways because they're identical West coast accent checking in. West Coast here and I can see a difference. Cray-awn, the awn has an emphasis on the “a”. Voice doesn’t dip. Lips sort of make like a slight smile. Cray-on is saying “on”. Voice dips down when you say “on”, lips stay neutral. |
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Post by monklady123 on Sept 14, 2023 10:42:57 GMT
I'm either a #1 or #2 because to me both of those options are the same thing.  I'm also one who pronounces "caught" and "cot" the same, and "bought" and "bot" the same, so there's that... |
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Post by gramasue on Sept 14, 2023 10:51:26 GMT
Did you mean the first option to be more like cray-yawn, with an emphasis on the Yuh sound in the second syllable? If that makes any sense, I can see the difference if that is the case. Otherwise, the first two options do sound the same to me, and that is how I say it.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Sept 14, 2023 11:21:00 GMT
East coast girl and I always called them cray-ons. My dad grew up in South Dakota and called them Colors. He is the only one I have EVER heard call them that!
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Post by anniebeth24 on Sept 14, 2023 11:23:46 GMT
One syllable for me - crann. Like the name Ann.
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Post by purplebee on Sept 14, 2023 11:30:15 GMT
Cray-on. Born and raised in NY. Dh is from Utah and says crann.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Sept 14, 2023 11:41:02 GMT
I grew up in Iowa and called them colors. The official name is Cray-on.
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Post by AussieMeg on Sept 14, 2023 12:28:22 GMT
Waiting for my Aussie NZ and UK peeps to come on over and back me up that no, cray-awn and cray-on sound nothing alike! 😆
I say CRAY-on.
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Post by quinlove on Sept 14, 2023 12:35:10 GMT
Kran. Just one syllable.
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Sept 14, 2023 12:40:10 GMT
My DH says 'crown' and drives me crazy! He grew up in TN and other states in the south. I"m not sure where he got that from though.
I also grew up in the south, but I say 'cray-on'.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2023 13:18:35 GMT
My DH and I are both southerners, but he's Atlantic coastal and says 'crown', and I'm Gulf of Mexico coastal and we always pronounced it 'cray-on'.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 14, 2023 13:31:59 GMT
MN and they have always been cray-ons to me. I’ve never heard them called colors! That just seems odd to me.
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Post by gar on Sept 14, 2023 14:08:25 GMT
Waiting for my Aussie NZ and UK peeps to come on over and back me up that no, cray-awn and cray-on sound nothing alike! 😆 I say CRAY-on. I didn’t think we’d have the energy to do that again 😆 |
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Post by lindas on Sept 14, 2023 14:18:53 GMT
I call them dangerous weapons in the hands of a two year old.  |
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Post by jemali on Sept 14, 2023 14:19:50 GMT
I pronounce it cray-on but I would call them “color crayons”
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Post by paget on Sept 14, 2023 14:24:57 GMT
I pronounce it cray-on but I would call them “color crayons” Minnesota I say cran - and the long name is color cran. Dh, dds, mom, etc all Say “cran,” too. We are west coast. I’m not sure I’ve ever heard anyone say cray-on IRL. The funny thing though, is that I automatically sound out words in my head to spell in an exaggerated way to not miss “silent” letters and I do say “cray-on” in that instance. |
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 14, 2023 14:28:40 GMT
I say cray-on. I definitely hear a difference in the way people pronounce their words. I also hear a big difference in Don and Dawn. Your mouth opens up and jaw drops for Don and for Dawn your jaw comes back up and lips pull together to make a smaller hole. I teach k-3 graders their vowel sounds every day it really helps with noticing the slight differences of the sounds. Too many vowels in crayon to make it a one syllable word. |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Sept 14, 2023 14:43:57 GMT
Waiting for my Aussie NZ and UK peeps to come on over and back me up that no, cray-awn and cray-on sound nothing alike! 😆 I say CRAY-on. I didn’t think we’d have the energy to do that again 😆 I think the next question would be does your “cray” sound like my “cray”? I imagine yours is more like “cry” |
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Post by shanniebananie on Sept 14, 2023 14:56:02 GMT
I grew up in CA and pronounce it cray-on.
However, my daughter was born in Arkansas and for a few years would pronounce it "crown" because her preschool teachers had very heavy southern accents. We moved away from the area and she lost her heavy accent.
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Post by Linda on Sept 14, 2023 14:57:45 GMT
CRAY-on but my DD16 says crown and it drives me nuts
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Post by monklady123 on Sept 14, 2023 15:11:51 GMT
I say cray-on. I definitely hear a difference in the way people pronounce their words. I also hear a big difference in Don and Dawn. Your mouth opens up and jaw drops for Don and for Dawn your jaw comes back up and lips pull together to make a smaller hole. I teach k-3 graders their vowel sounds every day it really helps with noticing the slight differences of the sounds. Too many vowels in crayon to make it a one syllable word.  I love this type of thread! lol And...to me "Don" and "Dawn" are the same. Western Pennsylvania born and raised, until I moved to Massachusetts where I heard odd things such as "bubbler" (drinking fountain) or "frappe" (milkshake) and "carriage" (shopping cart) and "wicked" (awesome), just off the top of my head. hahaha -- Then I moved to Washington, DC, then Northern Virginia. With Africa in there also. With all those moves I still pronounce Don/Dawn, and bought/bot and caught/cot the same. |
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Post by gar on Sept 14, 2023 16:32:12 GMT
I didn’t think we’d have the energy to do that again 😆 I think the next question would be does your “cray” sound like my “cray”? I imagine yours is more like “cry” Cray rhymes with say/may for me. |
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Post by JoP on Sept 14, 2023 16:34:25 GMT
I think the next question would be does your “cray” sound like my “cray”? I imagine yours is more like “cry” Cray rhymes with say/may for me. I pronounce it like gar |
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Post by katlady on Sept 14, 2023 16:35:32 GMT
With all those moves I still pronounce Don/Dawn, and bought/bot and caught/cot the same. I move my lips differently for Don and Dawn, but I think they still probably sound alike. Same with marry and Mary. I move my lips differently for these two also. |
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